1. (a) Unless otherwise provided, for an applicant for appointment as a director to receive consideration, the following qualifications shall apply.

   1. (1) A person shall be at least 18 years old, a resident citizen of Texas, and either own land subject to taxation in the district or be a qualified voter within the district.
   2. (2) A director of a regional district created for the purposes defined under the Water Code, §59.004 must be at least 18 years old and a resident of this state, but need not be a landowner or qualified voter within the district.
   3. (3) A director of a special utility district created for the purposes defined under the Texas Water Code, §65.012, must be a resident citizen of this state and either own land subject to taxation in the district, or be a user of the facilities of the district or be a qualified voter in the district.
   4. (4) A director of a stormwater control district created for the purposes defined under the Texas Water Code, §66.012, must reside within the boundaries of the proposed district but need not be a landowner or qualified voter within the district.
   5. (5) A director of a groundwater conservation district must be a registered voter in the precinct that the person represents pursuant to Texas Water Code, §36.059(b).
   6. (6) A director shall not be a developer of property in the district, or be related within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity to a developer of property in the district, any other member of the governing board of the district, or the manager, engineer, or attorney for the district, or other person providing professional services to the district.
   7. (7) A director shall not be an employee of any developer of property in the district, or any director, manager, engineer, attorney, or other person providing professional services to the district, or a developer of property in the district in connection with the district or property located in the district.
2. (b) As used in this section, a developer of property in the district means any person who owns land located within a district covered under this section and who has divided or proposes to divide the land into two or more parts for the purpose of laying out any subdivision or any tract of land or any addition to any town or city, or for laying out suburban lots or building lots, or any lots, streets, alleys, or parks or other portions intended for public use, or the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting thereon or adjacent thereto. (See Water Code, §49.052(d).)

Source Note:The provisions of this §293.32 adopted to be effective September 5, 1986, 11 TexReg 3735; amended to be effective June 30, 1993, 18 TexReg 3758; amended to be effective October 22, 1996, 21 TexReg 9905.