Sec. 366.251. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(a) An authority is governed by a board of directors.

(b) The commissioners court of each county of the authority shall appoint one director to serve on the board. The governor shall appoint one director to serve on the board.

(c) In addition to directors appointed by a commissioners court under Subsection (b), the commissioners courts of each county of the authority shall appoint one additional director if the county is:

(1) a county that created the authority under Section 366.031; or

(2) a county in which all or part of a turnpike project of not less than 10 centerline miles in length is located and has been open for use by the traveling public for at least three years.

(c-1) The commissioners court of a county eligible to appoint an additional director under Subsection (c) shall ensure that each director appointed by that commissioners court resides in a different geographic region in that county. To the extent possible, appointments to the board must reflect the diversity of the population of the various counties.

(d) Directors shall be divided into two groups. To the greatest degree possible, each group shall contain an equal number of directors. Directors shall serve terms of two years, except that one group of directors of the initial board of an authority shall serve for a term of one year.

(d-1) If one or more directors are subsequently appointed to the board, the directors other than the subsequent appointees shall determine the length of the appointees' terms, to comply with Subsection (d).

(e) The director appointed by the governor must have resided in a county outside the authority that is adjacent to a county of the authority for at least one year before the person's appointment. Each director appointed by a commissioners court under Subsection (b) must have resided in that county for at least one year before the person's appointment. Each director appointed by a commissioners court under Subsection (c) must have resided in a county of the authority for at least one year before the person's appointment.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 981, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

(g) An elected official is not eligible to serve as a director.

(h) A vacancy in a position shall be filled promptly by the entity that made the appointment.

(i) Each director has equal status and may vote.

(j) The board of an authority shall select one director as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity until the person's term as a director expires. The board shall elect one director as assistant presiding officer. The board shall select a secretary and treasurer, neither of whom need be a director.

(k) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is necessary for any action taken by the board. If a vacancy exists on a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a quorum.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 7.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1305, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 981 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 981 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.