Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 775.0422
Removal of Appointed Board Member by Commissioners Court
(a)
This section does not apply to a district unless the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located adopts this section by resolution.(a-1)
This section applies only to an appointed board member. This section does not apply to a board member who:(1)
is elected; or(2)
is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected board member position.(b)
The commissioners court of the county in which a district is located, by an order adopted by a majority vote after a hearing, may remove a board member for:(1)
incompetency, as defined by Section 87.011 (Definitions), Local Government Code;(2)
official misconduct, as defined by Section 87.011 (Definitions), Local Government Code; or(3)
misconduct, as defined by Section 178.001 (Definitions), Local Government Code.(b-1)
Section 551.0745 (Personnel Matters Affecting County Advisory Body; Closed Meeting), Government Code, applies to a deliberation regarding a removal of a board member in the same manner as that section applies to a deliberation regarding a dismissal of a member of an advisory body.(c)
Not later than the 30th day before the date on which the hearing is held, a commissioners court seeking removal under this section must:(1)
notify the board members that it is considering that action; and(2)
provide the board member with an opportunity to show cause why the board member should not be removed.(d)
The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Source:
Section 775.0422 — Removal of Appointed Board Member by Commissioners Court, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.775.htm#775.0422 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
