{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-46.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 46.009","heading":"EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.","body":"The commissioners, in conjunction with other members of the commission and as authorized by the legislature, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses for the appointed commissioner and other expenses incident to the proper performance of their duties and the proper administration of the compact. However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of this state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.\nAdded by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 551, ch. 261, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1979.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 3. RIVER COMPACTS","CHAPTER 46. RED RIVER COMPACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.46.htm#46.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"cc8856287db86554c537ca8dff7685ce65a4ee8aa7fe1c49593f0471cead4590","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-46.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-46.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}