Sec. 320.004. EXERCISE OF POWERS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) If a board is not created, the commissioners court shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board, and references in this chapter to the board are considered to be references to the commissioners court.

(b) If creation of a board is declared by a court to be invalid, the commissioners court shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the board under this chapter, and the prior acts of the board are considered to have been acts of the commissioners court.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.