Tex.
Transp. Code Section 472.032
Voting Proxies by Policy Board Members
(a)
A policy board may provide in its bylaws for appointment of voting proxies by its members.(b)
A proxy appointed under Subsection (a):(1)
acts on behalf of and under the supervision of the policy board member who appointed the proxy;(2)
must be appointed in writing; and(3)
is authorized to vote for the policy board member who appointed the proxy to the extent the member has given the proxy the member’s voting power.(c)
A legislative member of a policy board may not be counted as absent at a meeting of the policy board during a legislative session.(d)
A legislative member of a policy board may only appoint a proxy under Subsection (a) who is:(1)
the legislative member’s employee or staff member;(2)
a person related to the member within the second degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B (Method of Computing Degree of Relationship), Chapter 573 (Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions), Government Code, who is not required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 (Registration of Lobbyists), Government Code;(3)
another legislative member of the policy board; or(4)
a locally elected official.
Source:
Section 472.032 — Voting Proxies by Policy Board Members, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.472.htm#472.032 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
