Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 551.022. Powers and Duties of Superintendent

(1) oversee the admission and discharge of patients;

(2) keep a register of all patients admitted to or discharged from the facility;

(3) supervise repairs and improvements to the facility;

(4) ensure that facility money is spent judiciously and economically;

(5) keep an accurate and detailed account of all money received and spent, stating the source of the money and to whom and the purpose for which the money is spent; and

(6) keep a full record of the facility's operations.

(1) establish policy to govern the facility that the superintendent considers will best promote the patients' interest and welfare;

(2) appoint subordinate officers, teachers, and other employees and set their salaries, in the absence of other law; and

(3) remove an officer, teacher, or employee for good cause.