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Texas Transportation Code

§ 201.053 — CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION

TN § 201.053Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION · Art. B. TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

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(a)The governor shall designate one commissioner as the chair of the commission, who shall serve as presiding officer of the commission.
(b)The chair shall:
(1)preside over commission meetings, make rulings on motions and points of order, and determine the order of business;
(2)represent the department in dealing with the governor;
(3)report to the commission the governor's suggestions for department operations;
(4)designate one or more employees of the department as a civil rights division of the department and receive regular reports from the division on the department's efforts to comply with civil rights legislation and administrative rules;

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.