Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 524.0002. General Responsibility of Executive Commissioner for Health and Human Services System

(1) manage and direct the operations of each agency or division, as applicable;

(2) supervise and direct the activities of each agency commissioner or division director, as applicable;  and

(3) be responsible for the administrative supervision of the internal audit program for the agencies, including:

(1) daily operations management of the agency or division, including the organization, management, and operating procedures of the agency or division;

(2) resource allocation within the agency or division, including the use of federal funds the agency or division receives;

(3) personnel and employment policies;

(4) contracting, purchasing, and related policies, subject to this chapter and other laws relating to contracting and purchasing by a state agency;

(5) information resources systems the agency or division uses;

(6) facility location;  and

(7) the coordination of agency or division activities with activities of other components of the health and human services system and state agencies.