Texas Utilities Code

§ 12.054 — REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONER

UT § 12.054Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITIES · Ch. 12. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION · Art. B. COMMISSION APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTIONS

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(a)It is a ground for removal from the commission if a commissioner:

(1)does not have at the time of appointment or maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 12.053;

(2)violates a prohibition provided by Section 12.053 or by Subchapter D;

(3)cannot discharge the commissioner's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the commissioner is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(4)is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the commissioner is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.

(b)The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a commissioner exists.

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.