Government Code § 2052.002

Sec. 2052.002. DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS TO LEGISLATORS. (a) To avoid waste in the duplication and distribution of state agency publications, a state agency that issues a publication relating to the work of the agency and distributes the publication to members of the legislature shall send to each member before distributing the publication an electronic notice to determine whether the member wants to receive the publication. (b) The state agency shall include with the notice a brief written summary of the publication. (c) A member who elects to receive the publication shall notify the state agency. The member may notify the agency electronically. (d) This section does not apply to a report that is required by law. (e) In this section, "state agency" means: (1) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the executive branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; (2) a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or (3) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 482 (H.B. 726), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.