Tex. Water Code § 51.072 · Subchapter C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must:
(1) be a resident of the state;
(2) own land subject to taxation in the district or be a qualified voter in the district; and
(3) be at least 18 years of age.
(b) Section 49.052 does not apply to a district governed by this chapter whose principal purpose is providing water for irrigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 105 (S.B. 902), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm
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- Tex. Water Code § 51.0711SPECIAL DIRECTOR.Printed as Section 51.072
- Tex. Water Code § 51.076SELECTION OF DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.Printed as Section 51.072
- Tex. Water Code § 51.750GOVERNING RESULTING DISTRICTS.Printed as Section 51.072
- Tex. Water Code § 51A.003CREATION OF SUBDISTRICTS.Printed as Section 51.072
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