Sec. 85.12.  QUALIFICATIONS;  TERMS.  Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter;  and the members shall be selected from different portions of the state.  The members hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2837, ch. 484, art. III, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1983.