Sec. 431.029. GENERAL DUTIES

The adjutant general shall:

(1) perform duties that the governor assigns relating to the military affairs of the state and conduct the business of the department as the governor directs;

(2) perform for the state as near as practicable the duties that pertain to the chiefs of staff of the army and air force and the secretaries of the military services, under regulations and customs of the United States armed forces;

(3) control and supervise the transportation of troops, munitions of war, military equipment and property, and stores in the state;

(4) take custody and charge of books, records, papers, furniture, fixtures, and other property relating to the department;

(5) superintend the preparation of returns and reports required of this state by the United States;

(6) keep a register of all officers of the state militia;

(7) keep in the adjutant general's office records and papers required to be kept and filed in that office;

(8) have printed at state expense, when necessary, state military law and regulations and distribute one copy to each commissioned officer, sheriff, county clerk, and county tax assessor-collector in the state;

(9) issue to each commissioned officer and each headquarters one copy of the necessary textbooks and, as the governor directs, annual reports concerning the militia;

(10) have prepared and issued all necessary blank books, blank forms, and notices required to carry out this chapter;

(11) establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of this subchapter; and

(12) employ and arm persons as public security officers licensed under Chapter 415, Government Code, for the purposes of protecting property that is under the adjutant general's authority and satisfying applicable security requirements established by the secretaries of the army and air force.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.