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TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8845.117. Prohibition: Supply of Water

Sec. 8845.117.  PROHIBITION: SUPPLY OF WATER.  The district may not contract to or take an action to supply groundwater or surface water inside or outside the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.151. Maintenance and Operations Tax; Election

Sec. 8845.151.  MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX; ELECTION.  (a)  The district may annually impose an ad valorem tax on property in the district for use in maintaining district facilities and paying district operating expenses.(b)  The district may not impose a maintenance and operations tax until it is approved by a majority vote of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.(c)  The directors shall publish notice of a maintenance and operations tax election at least one time in a newspaper or newspapers that have general circulation in the district.  The notice must be published before the 30th day preceding the date of the election.(d)  The directors shall declare the result of a maintenance and operations tax election.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.152. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget

Sec. 8845.152.  NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.  (a)  The board shall hold a public hearing on the annual budget.(b)  Notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the district at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.(c)  Any district resident is entitled to be present at and participate in the hearing.(d)  At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall act on the budget and may make changes in the proposed budget that in the board's judgment the interests of the taxpayers demand.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.153. Investment of District Money

Sec. 8845.153.  INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY.  (a)  District money may be invested by the board or its authorized representative in direct or indirect obligations of the United States, the state, or any political subdivision of the state.(b)  District money may be placed in certificates of deposit of state or national banks or savings and loan associations in this state, if that money is secured in the manner provided for the security of county funds.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.154. Annual Audit

Sec. 8845.154.  ANNUAL AUDIT.  The board shall annually have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.155. Borrowing Money

Sec. 8845.155.  BORROWING MONEY.  The district may borrow money for any purpose authorized by this chapter or any combination of those purposes.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.156. Prohibition on Bonds

Sec. 8845.156.  PROHIBITION ON BONDS.  The district may not issue bonds or impose an ad valorem tax to secure the payment of bonds.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8845.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8845 - Irion County Water Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8845.157. Restriction on Expenditures

Sec. 8845.157.  RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.  Money may be spent only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the annual budget.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2013.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8846.001. Definitions

Sec. 8846.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Commissioners court" means the Kinney County Commissioners Court.(3)  "Director" means a board member.(4)  "District" means the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8846.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8846.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Kinney County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8846.003. Findings of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8846.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8846.004. District Territory

Sec. 8846.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Kinney County, Texas, unless the district's territory has been modified under:(1)  Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or(2)  other law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8846.005. District Name Change

Sec. 8846.005.  DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.  The board may change the district's name when the district annexes territory.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8846.006. Contracts for Election Services

Sec. 8846.006.  CONTRACTS FOR ELECTION SERVICES.  The district shall contract with the county clerk of Kinney County to conduct the district's elections.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8846.051. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 8846.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of seven directors.(b)  Directors serve staggered four-year terms.(c)  A director may serve consecutive terms.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8846.052. Election of Directors

Sec. 8846.052.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  Directors are elected according to the method provided by this section.(b)  Three at-large directors are elected by the voters of the entire district.  One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.(c)  A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot the position on the board for which the person is a candidate.(d)  At the first election after the county commissioners precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, each director in office on the effective date of the change, or elected to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve, unless otherwise removed as provided by law, in the position to which each was elected for the entire term to which elected, even though the change in boundaries places the director's residence outside the precinct from which the director was elected.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8846.053. Election Date

Sec. 8846.053.  ELECTION DATE.  On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8846.054. Eligibility

Sec. 8846.054.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district and:(1)  for position one, reside in the district;(2)  for position two, reside in the city of Brackettville; and(3)  for position three, reside in the Fort Clark Springs Municipal Utility District.(b)  To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must:(1)  be a registered voter of that precinct; and(2)  reside in a rural area of that precinct.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8846.055. Board Vacancy

Sec. 8846.055.  BOARD VACANCY.  (a)  The commissioners court shall appoint a replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of director.(b)  The appointed replacement serves until the next directors' election.(c)  At that election, a person is elected to fill the position. If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8846.056. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 8846.056.  COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.  (a)  A director may not receive compensation for performing duties as a director.(b)  A director shall be reimbursed for actual reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a director.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 8846.101. Groundwater Conservation District Powers and Duties

Sec. 8846.101.  GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.  The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8846.151. Taxes

Sec. 8846.151.  TAXES.  To pay the district's maintenance and operating expenses, each year the district may impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 10 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation if a majority of the voters:(1)  approved the authority to impose the tax at the confirmation election; or(2)  approve that authority at a separate election called for that purpose by the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8846.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8846 - Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter D. General Financial Provisions|Section 8846.152. Fees

Sec. 8846.152.  FEES.  The district may:(1)  impose a fee on water exported from the district; and(2)  assess other fees as authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8847.001. Definitions

Sec. 8847.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the district's board of directors.(2)  "Director" means a board member.(3)  "District" means the Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8847.002. Nature of District

Sec. 8847.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  The district is a groundwater conservation district in Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8847.003. Findings of Public Use and Benefit

Sec. 8847.003.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.  (a)  The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.(b)  All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8847.004. District Territory

Sec. 8847.004.  DISTRICT TERRITORY.  The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties unless the district's territory has been modified under:(1)  Section 8847.005;(2)  Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or(3)  other law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8847.005. Addition of Adjacent County to District

Sec. 8847.005.  ADDITION OF ADJACENT COUNTY TO DISTRICT.  (a)  An adjacent county may petition to join the district by resolution of the commissioners court of the county.(b)  If, after a hearing on the resolution, the board finds that the addition of the county would benefit the district and the county to be added, the board by resolution may approve the addition of the county to the district.(c)  The addition of a county to the district under this section is not final until ratified by a majority vote of the voters in the county to be added voting in an election held for that purpose.(d)  The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The inclusion of ________ County in the Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District."|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 8847.006. Landowners' Rights

Sec. 8847.006.  LANDOWNERS' RIGHTS.  The rights of landowners and their lessees and assigns in groundwater within the district are recognized. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to deprive or divest the landowners or their lessees or assigns of those rights, subject to district rules.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8847.051. Composition of Board; Terms

Sec. 8847.051.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 8847.053, the district is governed by a board of seven directors appointed under Section 8847.052.(b)  Directors serve three-year terms.(c)  A director may serve consecutive terms.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8847.052. Appointment of Directors by Initial Counties

Sec. 8847.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY INITIAL COUNTIES.  (a)  The Angelina County Commissioners Court shall appoint two directors. One director shall represent the rural water and utilities and small municipal water supply interests. The other director shall represent the large industrial groundwater supply interests of the county.(b)  The Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court shall appoint two directors. One director shall represent the rural water and utilities and small municipal water supply interests. The other director shall represent the forestry or agricultural groundwater supply interests of the county.(c)  The Lufkin City Council shall appoint one director.(d)  The Nacogdoches City Council shall appoint one director.(e)  The Angelina County Commissioners Court and the Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court shall jointly appoint one director to represent the forestry, agricultural, or landowner groundwater interests of both counties.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8847.053. Appointment of Directors by Additional Counties

Sec. 8847.053.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS BY ADDITIONAL COUNTIES.  When a county is added to the district, the board may change the number of directors so that an equal number of directors are appointed from each county and one director is appointed jointly by the counties.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 8847.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 6 - Water and Wastewater|Subtitle H - Districts Governing Groundwater|Chapter 8847 - Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 8847.054. Board Vacancy

Sec. 8847.054.  BOARD VACANCY.  If there is a vacancy on the board, the governing body of the entity that appointed the director who vacated the office shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.|