Opinion No.

Honorable Jack Skeen, Jr. Criminal District Attorney Smith County Courthouse Tyler, Texas 75702

Re: Whether a member of a board of directors of a water control and improvement district must reside in the district (RQ-1134)

Dear Mr. Skeen:

You have asked whether a person must reside within the territory encompassed by the Smith County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (the District) to be eligible for election as a district director. The District was created in 1961 pursuant to article XVI, section 59, of the Texas Constitution. Water control and improvement districts are general law…