Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 382.055 – Compensation

(a) For purposes of this section, "performs the duties of a director" means substantial performance of the management of the district's business, including participation in board and committee meetings and other activities involving the substantive deliberation of district business and in pertinent educational programs, but does not include routine or ministerial activities such as the execution of documents or self-preparation for meetings.
(b) A county is authorized to compensate the directors when they perform the duties of a director. The county shall compensate a director not more than $50 a day for each day that the director performs the duties of a director.
Transferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.