Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.053
ELECTION; TERMS
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- Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.053, ELECTION; TERMS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/601699
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(a) One commissioner is elected by the voters of the entire port authority. One commissioner is elected from each of the six navigation commissioner precincts as described by Section 5003.052.
(b) The commissioners who represent the six precincts who are elected at the first election after a division of the port authority into new precincts under Section 5003.052 shall draw lots after the election to select three commissioners to serve two-year terms and three commissioners to serve four-year terms. Successor commissioners serve terms as provided by Subsection (c).
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), commissioners are elected for staggered four-year terms at elections held each odd-numbered year on the uniform election date in May.