An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:
- Is a U.S. citizen
- Is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable
- Has not been determined by a final judgment of a court, exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right the vote
- Has not been finally convicted of a felony
- Has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
- For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot
- For a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in; or
- For an appointee to an office, the date at which the appointment is made
- Is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
- Satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:
- To be elected to the school bard, an individual must be a qualified voted; 18 years of age or older, a U.S. citizen a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony.
- A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code Section 43.02(b) regarding prostitution
