Texas Health and Safety Code 775.042 – Removal of Board Member by Board
(a) A board may remove a member if:
(1) the member 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; and
(2) the other members of the board unanimously vote to remove that member.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date of a vote to remove a member under Subsection (a), that member may file a written appeal for reinstatement to the commissioners court of the county in which a single-county district is located or, if the district is located in more than one county, the commissioners court of the county where the member resides. The court may reinstate the member if it finds the removal unwarranted after considering:
(1) a reason for an absence;
(2) the time and place of a missed meeting;
(3) the business conducted at a missed meeting; and
(4) any other factors or circumstances the court considers relevant.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 775.042
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.