{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-306.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 306.009","heading":"CUSTODIAN OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE RECORDS.","body":"(a) A member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, or a legislative agency, office, or committee that stores records with or transfers records to the Legislative Reference Library or the Texas State Library and Archives Commission:\n(1) possesses, maintains, or controls the records for purposes of litigation; and\n(2) is the custodian of the records for purposes of Chapter 552.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor after the individual's service as a member or lieutenant governor ends.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. LEGISLATURE","CHAPTER 306. LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.306.htm#306.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"14a97f7bd5411a9380c1f006b2f571da2ea99cc8e9f5137868707281992cc2bf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-306.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}