Sec. 51.055.  TERMS;  VACANCY.  (a)  Members of the commission serve staggered six-year terms.  The terms of two or three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(b)  If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1.007, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 25.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 15.001, eff. September 1, 2005.