Tex.
Gov't Code Section 437.053
Adjutant General: Duties
(1)
perform duties assigned by the governor relating to the military affairs of this state;(2)
assume responsibility for the overall leadership, management, accountability, and operations of the Texas military forces, including the transportation of troops, munitions, military equipment, and property in this state;(3)
assume responsibility for all administration of the department, including ensuring compliance with applicable state law and priorities and overseeing state employees;(4)
oversee the preparation of returns and reports required of this state by the United States;(5)
maintain a register of all officers of the Texas military forces;(6)
publish at state expense, when necessary, state military law and regulations;(7)
make available annual reports concerning the Texas military forces;(8)
establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of this subtitle;(9)
employ and arm, as the adjutant general determines appropriate, persons licensed under Title 10, Occupations Code, to protect property that is under the adjutant general’s authority and to satisfy applicable security requirements;(10)
define and prescribe the kind and amount of supplies, including operational munitions for use in this state, to be purchased for the Texas military forces;(11)
prescribe general regulations for the maintenance of supplies and for the transportation and distribution of supplies from the place of purchase to camps, stations, companies, or other necessary places of safekeeping;(12)
have supplies, whether the property of the United States or this state, properly cared for and kept in good order and ready for use; and(13)
as the adjutant general determines appropriate, sell or destroy property and supplies or exchange property and supplies for other military property and supplies.
Source:
Section 437.053 — Adjutant General: Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.437.htm#437.053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
