On July 13, 2016, the Texas Attorney General released Opinion KP-0102 (2016) on “Whether a school district board of trustees may fill a vacancy through a special election on a uniform election date more than 180 days from the onset of the vacancy.”
The summary to the opinion states:
“Subsection 11.060 of the Education Code authorizes a board of trustees of an independent school district to fill a vacancy within 180 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by special election. If no uniform election date falls during the 180-day period that would afford enough time to hold a special election in the manner required by law, subsection 41.004(a) of the Election Code authorizes the board to hold the special election on the first authorized uniform election date following the 180-day period.”
To read the Opinion, click on the link below.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2016/kp0102.pdf