Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.152: POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.

The department may:

(1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park;

(2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or life of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz;

(3) advertise the affairs of the park;

(4) make rules and regulations for administration of the park;

(5) hire personnel necessary to carry out its duties;

(6) grant concessions; and

(7) operate and maintain the park.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.