Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 379A.025. Adoption and Approval of Budget; Review of Corporate Finances

(a) The board shall prepare an annual budget for the corporation. To be effective, the budget must be approved by the board and presented to and approved by the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation. The corporation may not make any expenditure authorized by this chapter until the budget has been approved as provided by this section. An amendment of the budget must be approved in the same manner as the budget.

(b) The governing body of the municipality that created the corporation may amend the corporation's budget with the approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body.

(c) The budget presented to the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation must provide a detailed description of the proposed expenditures for the corporation's fiscal year, including expenditures for each program authorized by Subchapter D.

(d) The board shall annually prepare and present financial statements from the preceding fiscal year to the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation.

(e) The governing body of the municipality that created the corporation is entitled, at all times, to access to the books and records of the corporation.