Tex. Transp. Code Section 723.011
Governor’s Responsibility for Program

(a)

The governor shall:

(1)

prepare and administer a statewide traffic safety program designed to reduce traffic collisions and the death, injury, and property damage that result from traffic collisions;

(2)

adopt rules for the administration of this chapter, including rules, procedures, and policy statements governing grants-in-aid and contractual relations;

(3)

receive on the state’s behalf for the implementation of this chapter money made available by the United States under federal law; and

(4)

allocate money appropriated by the legislature in the General Appropriations Act to implement this chapter.

(b)

In preparing and administering the traffic safety program, the governor may:

(1)

cooperate with the United States or a legal or political subdivision of the state in research designed to aid in traffic safety;

(2)

accept federal money available for research relating to traffic safety; and

(3)

employ personnel necessary to administer this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 102, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 723.011 — Governor's Responsibility for Program, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­723.­htm#723.­011 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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