Tex.
Gov't Code Section 81.027
Removal of Director
(a)
The board of directors may remove a director from the board at any regular meeting by resolution declaring the director’s position vacant. It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:(1)
does not have at the time of taking office the applicable qualifications for office, if any;(2)
does not maintain during service on the board the applicable qualifications for office, if any;(3)
is ineligible for membership under Section 81.028 (Relationship with Trade Association) or 81.031 (Conflict of Interest);(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 of directors is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.(c)
If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a director exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the state bar and the director of the ground.
Source:
Section 81.027 — Removal of Director, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.81.htm#81.027 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
