Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 81.027 - Removal of Director(a) The board of directors may remove a director from the board at any regular meeting by resolution declaring the director's position vacant. It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:(1) does not have at the time of taking office the applicable qualifications for office, if any;(2) does not maintain during service on the board the applicable qualifications for office, if any;(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 81.028 or 81.031;(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director 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 of directors is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a director exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the state bar and the director of the ground.Tex. Gov't. Code § 81.027
Amended By Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/2003.Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/1991Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. 9/1/1987.