1. (a) This section applies only to a board member who:

   1. (1) is elected; or
   2. (2) is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected board member position.

2. (b) A board member may be removed using the procedures provided by Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for:

   1. (1) incompetency, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;
   2. (2) official misconduct, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;
   3. (3) intoxication, as described by Section 87.013, Local Government Code; or
   4. (4) misconduct, as defined by Section 178.001, Local Government Code.
3. (c) The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.