Texas Government Code 316.024 – Procedure for Finding Fact
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(a) The governor shall make a finding of fact under § 316.023 from the evidence as it exists at the time of the determination.
(b) The governor shall make a finding of fact under § 316.023 only after a public hearing, if such a hearing is required in an appropriation Act.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 316.024
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(c) The governor shall file a decision, together with a finding of fact made under § 316.023, with the Legislative Budget Board and the comptroller.
(d) The governor’s certificate, under the seal of office, stating the decision or finding is evidence of the decision or finding.
(e) A decision or finding under § 316.023 is final, subject to judicial review by appropriate legal remedies.