Eligibility—Texas Election Code Section 141.001

An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

• is a United States citizen;

• Residence — One year in state and 6 months in the single-member trustee district from which the position is elected or, if running for the at large-position, six months in the school district prior to filing deadline (Texas Elec. Code, Section 141.001(a); Brown v. Patterson, 609 SW 2nd 287);

• Age — 18 years or older on the first day of the term to be filled;

• Must be a registered voter at time of election. Language of statute says "qualified voter" but see Oser v. Cullen 435 S.W. 2nd 896 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston [1st Dist.] 1968);

• Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

  • (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or

  • (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

• Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.