Tex. Government Code § 301.012
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 301.012, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 301.012. PURPOSE.
Official statutory text
The legislature believes that it must conduct its activities on a full-time and continuing basis in order to achieve efficiency and continuity in performing its duties. It is the purpose of this subchapter to authorize legislative committees and other legislative instrumentalities to work and meet their responsibilities regardless of whether the legislature is in session.
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