Tex. Government Code § 436.053: COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.

(a) A public member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement, from commission funds, for the travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the commission, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(b) The entitlement of a legislative member to compensation or reimbursement for travel expenses is governed by the law applying to the member's service in that underlying position, and any payments to the member shall be made from the appropriate funds of the applicable house of the legislature.

(c) The entitlement of the ex officio member described by Section 436.051(a)(2)(C) to compensation or to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while transacting commission business is governed by the law that applies to the member's service in that underlying position, and any payment to the member for either purpose must be made from money that may be used for the purpose and is available to the state agency that the member serves in that underlying position.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (S.B. 932), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 1997.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 495), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 1999.

Redesignated from Sec. 436.0066(e) by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 2908), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2001.

Redesignated from Sec. 436.005 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (S.B. 656), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 157 (H.B. 1133), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.