Sec. 437.058. GENERAL OFFICERS. (a) The adjutant general may appoint as general officers an assistant deputy adjutant general for army, an assistant deputy adjutant general for air, an assistant deputy adjutant general for homeland security, and an assistant deputy adjutant general for government affairs.
(b) A general officer may not be promoted to a rank higher than that of the adjutant general.
(c) A general officer appointed under this section is responsible to and serves at the pleasure of the adjutant general.
(d) The assistant deputy adjutant general for the army shall support the deputy adjutant general for the army, represent the command staff at events as needed, and manage the activities assigned by the adjutant general or the deputy adjutant general for the army.
(e) The assistant deputy adjutant general for the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as determined by the adjutant general, shall:
(1) coordinate with other state agencies in matters pertaining to homeland security to ensure state emergency services are provided and organized to support the state operations center; and
(2) coordinate homeland security actions taken by the National Guard Bureau in this state.
(f) The assistant deputy adjutant general for the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as determined by the adjutant general, shall coordinate activities of the Texas military forces with the National Guard Bureau to ensure funding and coordination with other federal, state, and local jurisdictions and officials in matters relating to the operations of the Texas military forces occurring in the assistant deputy adjutant general's jurisdiction or oversight.
(g) The Texas military forces shall have at least one traditional Texas Air National Guard general officer and two traditional Texas Army National Guard general officers to support the operation and command of the Texas National Guard.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
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