Sec. 122.055.  VACANCIES;  REMOVAL.  (a)  The office of a director becomes vacant if the director dies, resigns, is removed, has been absent from more meetings than the total number of absences permitted by commission rule, or does not possess or maintain the qualifications required to serve on the board.
(b)  Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, the remaining directors by majority vote shall fill a vacancy, regardless of whether the remaining directors constitute a quorum.  A director elected by the board to fill a vacancy holds office until the next annual membership meeting, at which the position shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by vote of the members.
(c)  A director may be removed from office according to the removal procedure provided by the bylaws.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 533, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.