Texas § GV.443.009 - OFFICES, RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS IN THE CAPITOL
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§ GV.443.009. OFFICES, RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS IN THE CAPITOL
OFFICES, RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS IN THE CAPITOL. (a) The board and the employees of the board may not move the office of the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, or a member of the legislature from the Capitol unless the removal is approved by the governor in the case of the governor's office, the lieutenant governor in the case of the lieutenant governor's office, the speaker of the house of representatives in the case of the speaker's office, or the house of the legislature in which the member serves in the case of a legislative member's office. (b) The board and the employees of the board have no control over the furniture, furnishings, and decorative objects in the offices of the members of the legislature except as provided by Section 443.017 or as necessary to inventory or conserve items of historical significance owned by the state. (c) The board and the employees of the board have no control over records and documents produced by or in the custody of a state agency, official, or employee having an office in the Capitol. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 53, Sec. 6, eff. May 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.02, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
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