Sec. 401.044. COOPERATION WITH LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) The governor and the Legislative Budget Board may cooperate, exchange information, and hold joint public hearings on the biennial appropriation budget.
(b) At a joint hearing under this section, the governor shall preside or, if the governor is unable to preside:
(1) the lieutenant governor shall preside; or
(2) a person appointed by the governor and the lieutenant governor shall preside.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Executive Officers
Chapter 401 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Subchapter C. Governor's Budget
Section 401.041. Chief Budget Officer
Section 401.042. Uniform Budget Estimate Forms
Section 401.043. Budget Hearings
Section 401.044. Cooperation With Legislative Budget Board
Section 401.0445. Compilation of the Budget
Section 401.045. Legislative Expenses