Tex. Transp. Code § 370.2511 · Subchapter F. GOVERNANCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality.
(b) The governing body of a municipality may, by a resolution approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body, establish the governing body as the board of directors of an authority.
(c) If the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality, the governor shall appoint an additional director who is not a member of the governing body of the municipality and who serves as the presiding officer of the board.
(d) Each director of a board under this section has equal status and may vote.
(e) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is necessary for any action taken by a board under this section. If a vacancy exists on a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a quorum.
(f) The governing body of a municipality that becomes the board of an existing authority under this section shall by resolution provide for the transfer process that establishes the governing body as the board of the authority.
(g) If the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality, Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255 do not apply to the board, except that, to the extent applicable, those provisions apply to the governor's appointee under Subsection (c).
(h) This section has no effect if the attorney general issues an opinion stating that, notwithstanding the statutory authority under this section, the Texas Constitution, the common law doctrine of incompatibility, or any other legal principle would prohibit a member of the governing body of a municipality from serving as a director of an authority.
(i) A board under this section is not required to have an odd number of directors.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 1112), Sec. 13, eff. June 17, 2011.
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- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.251BOARD OF DIRECTORS.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.2515BOARD COMPOSITION PROPOSAL BY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.252PROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.2521FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.2522APPLICABILITY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST LAW TO DIRECTORS.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.2523APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.253SURETY BONDS.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.254REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
- Tex. Transp. Code § 370.255COMPENSATION OF DIRECTOR.Printed as Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255
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