Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 161.014. Employees

(a) The commissioner may employ all other employees that may be necessary for the discharge of the board's duties.  The employees may include stenographers, typists, bookkeepers, surveyors, appraisers, and other employees in the number and for the time necessary to perform these duties.

(b) The employees of the board are considered to be employees of the land office, and civil and criminal laws regulating the conduct and relations of the employees of the land office apply to the employees of the board.