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Tex. Government Code § 576.0001

PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS

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Tex. Government Code § 576.0001, PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657537
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The legislature may not appropriate money and a state agency may not use appropriated money to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a person who: (1) is an elected member of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government; (2) is appointed by the governor to serve as a member of a department, commission, board, or other public office within the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government; or (3) serves as staff for a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).