Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 442.113. Texas Historical Commission Retail Operations Fund

(a) The Texas Historical Commission retail operations fund is a special fund established outside the state treasury as a fund to be held and administered by the comptroller as directed by the commission to provide support for commission retail operations under Section 442.112. The fund consists of revenue from commission retail operations and may not include appropriated money.

(b) Interest and income from assets of the fund shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.

(c) Money in the fund may be spent without appropriation and be used only to benefit state historic sites and to support the commission's retail operations, including to pay personnel salaries, acquire capital improvements, contract for necessary services, and purchase inventory, advertising, fixtures, computer software, and other goods necessary to support the retail operations.