Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 11.109

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.

The presiding officer of the finance commission or the presiding officer’s designee shall provide to members of the finance commission, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office under this title, including information regarding a person‘s responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers.