Sec. 8502.0091. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 8502.009;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 8502.009;
(3) is ineligible for directorship under Chapter 171, Local Government Code;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.
(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 general manager has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the general manager shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the general manager shall notify the next highest ranking director, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 1570), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle G - River Authorities
Chapter 8502 - Brazos River Authority
Section 8502.0021. Application of Sunset Act
Section 8502.005. Limitation of Authority; State Supervision
Section 8502.006. Dams and Reservoirs; Water Supply Contracts
Section 8502.007. Priority of Rights
Section 8502.008. Bond Provisions
Section 8502.009. Board of Directors; Bonds; Quorum; Officers
Section 8502.0091. Grounds for Removal of Directors
Section 8502.0092. Director Training
Section 8502.0093. Policies to Separate Policy-Making and Staff Functions
Section 8502.0095. Public Testimony
Section 8502.010. Creation of Master District; Water Control and Improvement District
Section 8502.011. Bond Election Required
Section 8502.012. Additional Powers and Duties
Section 8502.013. Disposition of Property
Section 8502.0132. Sale of Captive Property at Possum Kingdom Lake
Section 8502.0133. Sale of Authority Property on and Associated With Costello Island
Section 8502.014. Acquisition of Property; Eminent Domain
Section 8502.015. Contracts, Grants, and Loans
Section 8502.017. Use of Brazos River and Tributaries
Section 8502.018. Default Procedures
Section 8502.019. Limited Liability for Aquatic Herbicide Application