{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 659.021","heading":"ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF AGENCY.","body":"The administrative head of a state agency as defined by Section 658.001 whose salary as administrative head is established by the General Appropriations Act may not receive a salary higher than that established salary, even if the administrative head performs duties assigned to a position title classified in the state's position classification plan that is assigned to a salary group that would pay a higher salary, unless the General Appropriations Act specifically provides that a higher salary may be received.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 659. COMPENSATION","SUBCHAPTER B. SALARY AMOUNTS; OVERTIME AND COMPENSATORY TIME"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.659.htm#659.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0c8892f0f9c71205b6186b6fe400554a51a84da6d56657fa2d53fefcb46084d6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.0201","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}