Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2054.033. Advisory Committees

(a) The board and the executive director, if authorized by the board, may appoint advisory committees as the department considers necessary to provide expertise to the department.

(b) A member of an advisory committee serves at the discretion of the board.

(c) A member of an advisory committee may not receive compensation for service on the committee. A member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in performing that service, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(d) At least one member of each advisory committee must be an employee of a state agency.