Sec. 11.053. OPTION TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF SINGLE-MEMBER PLAN OR REDISTRICTING. (a) The board of trustees of an independent school district that adopts a redistricting plan under Section 11.052 may provide for the trustees in office when the plan is adopted or the school district is redistricted to serve for the remainder of their terms in accordance with this section.
(b) The trustee district and any at-large positions provided by the district's plan shall be filled as the staggered terms of trustees then in office expire. Not later than the 90th day before the date of the first election from trustee districts and after each redistricting, the board shall determine the order in which the positions will be filled.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Local Organization and Governance
Subchapter C. Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions
Section 11.051. Governance of Independent School District; Number of Trustees
Section 11.0511. Student Trustee for Certain Districts
Section 11.052. Single-Member Trustee Districts
Section 11.054. Electing Trustees by Cumulative Voting
Section 11.055. Application to Get on Ballot
Section 11.056. Write-in Voting
Section 11.057. Determination of Results; Optional Majority Vote Requirement
Section 11.058. Election by Position
Section 11.0581. Joint Elections Required
Section 11.061. Qualification and Organization of Trustees; Compensation
Section 11.062. Election of Officers in Certain School Districts
Section 11.063. Eligibility for Employment
Section 11.064. Filing of Financial Statement by Trustee
Section 11.065. Applicability to Certain Districts
Section 11.066. Eligibility for Service by Trustee Convicted of Certain Offenses