Sec. 660.203.  TRAVEL BY CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  An individual is entitled to reimbursement for the actual expense of meals and lodging incurred while performing the duties of the individual's office or employment if the individual is:
(1)  a judicial officer;
(2)  a chief administrative officer of a state agency, subject to Subsection (c);
(3)  the executive director of the Texas Legislative Council;
(4)  the secretary of the senate;
(5)  a member of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, or the Sabine River Compact Administration;  or
(6)  a full-time member of a board and receives a salary from the state for service on that board.
(b)  The governor's spouse is entitled to reimbursement for actual travel expenses incurred while performing duties at the direction of the governor.
(c)  A member of a board whose membership is not elected by vote of the people is not a chief administrative officer for the purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.