Tex. Water Code § 43.0043
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 43.0043, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 43.0043. EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Official statutory text
The commissioner, in conjunction with the other members of the commission and as authorized by legislative appropriation, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incidental to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the compact. However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of the state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
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