(a) The district is governed by a board composed of 19 directors appointed as provided by this section. Directors serve for two-year, staggered terms. A director must be a qualified voter of the district.
(b) The mayor of the municipality with the largest population of any municipality in the district shall appoint six directors from that municipality. One of those directors must be a representative of industry.

(c) The mayor of the municipality with the second largest population of any municipality in the district shall appoint one director from that municipality.
(d) The mayors of all municipalities in Galveston County shall jointly appoint two directors from those municipalities.
(e) The mayor of Baytown shall appoint one director from the municipality of Baytown.
(f) The Commissioners Court of Harris County shall appoint three directors who are not residents of the municipality that has the largest population of any municipality in the district. One of those directors must be a representative of agriculture, one must be a representative of industry, and one must be a representative of municipal utility districts and a resident of a municipal utility district in the district.
(g) The Commissioners Court of Galveston County shall appoint three directors. One of those directors must be a representative of municipal utility districts and a resident of a municipal utility district in the district.
(h) The president of the Clear Lake City Water Authority and the mayors of the municipalities of Deer Park, Galena Park, La Porte, Nassau Bay, and Seabrook shall jointly appoint one director from Harris County.
(i) The mayors of the municipalities of West University Place, Southside Place, Bellaire, and Jacinto City shall jointly appoint one director from Harris County.
(j) The mayors of the municipalities of Humble, Piney Point Village, Hedwig Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hunters Creek Village, Hilshire Village, and Spring Valley shall jointly appoint one director from Harris County.