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Housing

Background

The Texas Legislature provides certain state employees with housing benefits in the form of state-owned and state-maintained housing, in accordance with Article IX, Section 11.02 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

Texas Military Department

The following employees of the Texas Military Department are authorized to live in state-owned housing and are exempt from paying housing costs:

  • Adjutant general
  • Deputy adjutant general — air
  • Deputy adjutant general — army

The department may also allocate existing department housing to other department employees with a demonstrated need based on location and job description, at a rate in accordance with Article IX, Section 11.02 of the GAA.

Fees for employee housing are appropriated for use in maintaining employee housing.

Health and Human Services Commission

The following employees at each state hospital or state supported living center are authorized to live in state-owned housing at a rate determined by the Health and Human Services Commission:

  • Superintendent
  • Medical director
  • Assistant superintendent for programs
  • Director of plant maintenance

Other department employees may live in available state-owned housing as set forth in Article IX, Section 11.02 of the GAA.

Fees for employee housing are appropriated for use in maintaining employee housing.

Sources

General Appropriations Act (GAA), Rider 7 in the appropriations to the Texas Military Department; GAA, Rider 101 in the in the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission; GAA, Rider 16 in the appropriations to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; GAA, Rider 10 in the appropriations to the Department of Criminal Justice; GAA, Rider 8 in the appropriations to Parks and Wildlife Department; GAA, Article IX, Section 11.02.