(a) The board consists of nine directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
(b) Each director must be:
(1) a freehold property taxpayer and a qualified voter of this state; and
(2) a resident of the director district that the director is appointed to represent.
(c) The governor shall appoint three directors to represent each of the following districts:
(1) director district no. 1 includes Armstrong, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, and Wheeler Counties;
(2) director district no. 2 includes Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Motley, Swisher, Wichita, and Wilbarger Counties; and
(3) director district no. 3 includes Bowie, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Lamar, Montague, and Red River Counties.