Tex. Spec. Dist. Code § 1112.053
A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.