Tex. Government Code § 301.072
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 301.072, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 301.072. STATE BUILDINGS OCCUPIED BY LEGISLATIVE OFFICES AND AGENCIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to a state building that is:
(1) occupied by a legislative office or agency;
(2) located in the Capitol complex, as defined by Section 443.0071; and
(3) not described by Section 2165.007(b)(6).
(b) The presiding officers of each house of the legislature, in consultation with the legislative offices or agencies occupying a state building, shall jointly decide the following with respect to a state building to which this section applies, the building's facilities, and the grounds used by occupants of the building:
(1) the use of space by and allocation of space to a legislative office or agency;
(2) security and building access for a legislative office or agency;
(3) the manner in which a legislative office or agency contracts for a construction or remodeling project involving space allocated to the office or agency; and
(4) the timing and logistics of a maintenance or construction activity involving the building, facilities, or grounds that affects a legislative office or agency.
(1) occupied by a legislative office or agency;
(2) located in the Capitol complex, as defined by Section 443.0071; and
(3) not described by Section 2165.007(b)(6).
(b) The presiding officers of each house of the legislature, in consultation with the legislative offices or agencies occupying a state building, shall jointly decide the following with respect to a state building to which this section applies, the building's facilities, and the grounds used by occupants of the building:
(1) the use of space by and allocation of space to a legislative office or agency;
(2) security and building access for a legislative office or agency;
(3) the manner in which a legislative office or agency contracts for a construction or remodeling project involving space allocated to the office or agency; and
(4) the timing and logistics of a maintenance or construction activity involving the building, facilities, or grounds that affects a legislative office or agency.
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