Tex. Const. art. III, § 51-a-1 · Article 3. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC FIRE-FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS.
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
(a) The legislature by general law may authorize the use of public money to provide to local fire departments and other public fire-fighting organizations:
(1) loans or other financial assistance to purchase fire-fighting equipment and to aid in providing necessary equipment and facilities to comply with federal and state law; and
(2) scholarships and grants to educate and train the members of local fire departments and other public fire-fighting organizations.
(b) A portion of the money used under this section may be used for the administrative costs of the program. The legislature shall provide for the terms and conditions of scholarships, grants, loans, and other financial assistance to be provided under this section.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Added Nov. 7, 1989.)
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.3.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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