Section 33.021 - General Powers of Commission The commission may:
(1) design and use a seal;(2) employ persons that it considers necessary to carry out the duties and powers of the commission;(3) employ special counsel as it considers necessary;(4) arrange for attendance of witnesses;(5) arrange for and compensate expert witnesses and reporters; and(6) pay from its available funds the reasonably necessary expenses of carrying out its duties under the constitution, including providing compensation to special masters.Tex. Gov't. Code § 33.021
Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 917, Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2001.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 462, Sec. 5, eff. 6/18/1999 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.