Tex. Government Code § 401.061
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 401.061, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 401.061. APPROPRIATIONS FOR EMERGENCY.
Official statutory text
The legislature may appropriate money to the governor to be used only:
(1) in an emergency, including an imperative public necessity;
(2) for the executive branch of state government;
(3) if other money is not available, because previously appropriated money has been spent or obligated; and
(4) for purposes for which specific other appropriations previously have been made.
(1) in an emergency, including an imperative public necessity;
(2) for the executive branch of state government;
(3) if other money is not available, because previously appropriated money has been spent or obligated; and
(4) for purposes for which specific other appropriations previously have been made.
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