Tex. Education Code § 51.006
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.006, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.006. FUNDS NOT TO BE USED TO INCREASE SALARIES.
Official statutory text
No part of any of the funds listed in Section 51.002 of this code shall ever be used to increase any salary beyond the sum fixed by the legislature in the general appropriations act; provided, however, that the use of such funds by an institution for this purpose may be specifically authorized by the legislature in general law or the general appropriations act.
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