Tex. Water Code § 5.059 · Subchapter C. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by the commission; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by the commission.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.5.htm
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