Texas Occupations Code 1051.101 – Board Membership
(a) The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) four architect members registered under this chapter;
(2) one interior designer member registered under Chapter 1053;
(3) one landscape architect member registered under Chapter 1052; and
(4) three members who represent the public, at least one of whom is a person with a physical disability.
(b) Not more than one board member may be:
(1) a stockholder or owner of an interest in a school or college that teaches architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture; or
(2) a full-time member of the faculty or administration of the architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture department of a school or college whose position is the primary employment of the board member.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1051.101
- 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.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(4), appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.