Id. subsection 776.011, 776.013 - .016, 776.019. If the commissioners court finds that creation of the district is feasible and will promote the public safety, welfare, health, and convenience of persons residing in the proposed district, it must grant the petition and order an election to confirm the district's creation and authorize it to impose a tax. Id. subsection 776.017 - .019. The commissioners court of the county appoints the board members that govern an emergency services district located wholly in one county . Id. section 776.033.
Board members serve two-year terms, except for two members of the initial board.
The board is required to administer the district in accordance with chapter 776 of the Health and Safety Code, Id. Sect. Because these governmental powers are conferred upon the board, to be exercised for the benefit of the public largely independent of the control of others, the board members are public officers within the definition in Aldine Independent School District. We believe that the members of the board of the emergency services district for Comal County are county officers. The district is located within the county and its purpose is to provide emergency services for the people of the county. Board members are appointed and vacancies are filled by the commissioners court.