Sec. 1002.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ELECTION

(a) The board consists of nine persons elected as provided by this section.

(b) For the purpose of electing a board, the district is divided into three areas:

(1) Area Angleton, composed of:

(A) all territory within Brazoria County election precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 5 that is within the boundaries of the Angleton Independent School District, as those precincts and those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967; and

(B) that part of Brazoria County election precinct No. 6 that is west of Chocolate Bayou and within the boundaries of the Angleton Independent School District, as that precinct and those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967;

(2) Area Danbury, composed of all territory within the boundaries of the Danbury Independent School District, as those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967; and

(3) Area Rosharon, composed of:

(A) all territory within Brazoria County election precinct No. 9 that is not within the boundaries of the Danbury Independent School District, as that precinct and those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967; and

(B) all territory within Brazoria County election precinct No. 21 that is not within the boundaries of the Manvel Independent School District, as that precinct and those boundaries existed on January 1, 1967.

(c) A change in the boundaries of an election precinct or a school district does not affect or change the boundaries of an area prescribed by Subsection (b).

(d) Eight directors are elected by position and one director is elected at large. The persons elected for Director, Position Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 must be residents of Area Angleton. The persons elected for Director, Position Nos. 6 and 7 must be residents of Area Danbury. The person elected for Director, Position No. 8 must be a resident of Area Rosharon. The director elected for Position No. 9 must be a resident of the district at large.

(e) At each directors' election, all qualified voters of the district may vote for directors. The candidate for a position receiving the highest number of votes for election to that position is a director for the district.

(f) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code. If the directors serve two-year terms, the terms of directors elected to odd-numbered positions expire in even-numbered years and the terms of directors elected to even-numbered positions expire in odd-numbered years.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.