Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 5003.055 · Subchapter B. PORT AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATION
VACANCY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a vacancy occurs on the board, a majority of the remaining commissioners shall appoint a successor to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the successor commissioner is treated as an elected commissioner.
(c) The legislature finds that it is in the best interest of public welfare, general benefit, and the assurance of proper development of marine shipping that:
(1) the commissioners be representatives of all areas of the port authority; and
(2) if a commissioner no longer resides in the precinct from which elected, the commissioner's office is vacant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.061, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.5003.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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