Sec. 370.254. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR. (a) It is a ground for removal of a director from the board if the director:
(1) did not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 370.251;
(2) at the time of appointment or at any time during the director's term, is ineligible under Section 370.251 or 370.252 to serve as a director;
(3) cannot discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the director is appointed because of illness or disability; or
(4) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year.
(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.
(c) If the chief administrative officer of the authority has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, that person shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the person that appointed the director that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 2.01, eff. June 21, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Turnpikes and Toll Projects
Chapter 370 - Regional Mobility Authorities
Section 370.251. Board of Directors
Section 370.2511. Board of Directors: Certain Authorities
Section 370.2515. Board Composition Proposal by Turnpike Authority
Section 370.252. Prohibited Conduct for Directors and Employees
Section 370.2521. Filing of Financial Statement by Director
Section 370.2522. Applicability of Conflicts of Interest Law to Directors
Section 370.2523. Applicability of Nepotism Laws
Section 370.254. Removal of Director
Section 370.255. Compensation of Director
Section 370.256. Evidence of Authority Actions
Section 370.257. Public Access
Section 370.258. Indemnification
Section 370.259. Purchase of Liability Insurance
Section 370.260. Certain Contracts and Sales Prohibited