Tex. Transportation Code § 452.104: CHIEF EXECUTIVE: DUTIES.

(a) The general manager or executive director shall administer the daily operation of an authority.

(b) In conformity with the policy of the executive committee, the general manager or executive director may:

(1) employ persons to conduct the affairs of the authority, including any operating or management company; and

(2) remove any employee.

(c) The general manager or executive director shall prescribe the duties, tenure, and compensation of each person employed.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.