Cooperation With Legislative Budget Board

Tex. Government Code § 401.044, under Chapter 401.

Tex. Government Code § 401.044

Sec. 401.044. COOPERATION WITH LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) The governor and the Legislative Budget Board may cooperate, exchange information, and hold joint public hearings on the biennial appropriation budget. (b) At a joint hearing under this section, the governor shall preside or, if the governor is unable to preside: (1) the lieutenant governor shall preside; or (2) a person appointed by the governor and the lieutenant governor shall preside. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.