Texas Water Code 6.054 – Removal of Board Members
(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Sections 6.053, 6.057, and 6.058;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member’s duties for a substantial part of the member’s term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member 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 board member exists.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 6.054
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the executive administrator or a member has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive administrator shall notify the chairman of the board of the potential ground. The chairman of the board shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal includes the chairman of the board, the executive administrator or another member of the board shall notify the member of the board with the most seniority, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
(d) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, may remove a board member from office as provided by § 9, Article XV, Texas Constitution.