By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1239     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a municipality to remove directors of   the North Texas Municipal Water District.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 3(a), Chapter 62, Acts of the 52nd   Legislature, Regular Session, 1951, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 3(a).  All powers of the District shall be exercised by   a board of directors. Such directors shall be appointed by majority   vote for the governing body of each of the cities contained in the   District. In appointing the first directors for a city containing   5,000 population or more according to the most recent Federal   Census, the governing body of such city shall appoint one director   who shall serve to and including May 31, 1952, and one who shall   serve to and including May 31, 1953. In May, 1952, and in May of   each year thereafter, the governing body of such city shall appoint   one director for the two year term beginning on June 1 of that year.   In appointing the first director for a city of less than 5,000   population, according to the most recent Federal Census, the   governing body of such city shall appoint one director who shall   serve to and including May 31, 1952. In May, 1952, and in May of   each even year thereafter, the governing body shall appoint one   director for the two year term beginning on June 1 of that year.   Each director shall serve for his term of office as herein provided,   and thereafter until his successor shall be appointed and   qualified. Notwithstanding any other law, a director serves at the   pleasure of the governing body of the city that appointed the   director and may be removed by the governing body at any time   without cause.  No person shall be appointed a director unless he   resides in and owns taxable property in the city from which he is   appointed. No member of a governing body of a city, and no employee   of a city, shall be appointed as director. Such directors shall   subscribe to the Constitutional oath of office, and each shall give   bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the amount of   $5,000.00, the cost of which shall be paid by the District. A   majority shall constitute a quorum.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.