88R9747 TSS-D     By: Hughes S.B. No. 900       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reimbursement of certain expenses of appellate   court justices and judges.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 22.3015 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.3015.  EXPENSES OF APPELLATE COURT JUDGE OR JUSTICE.   (a)  A justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal   appeals, or a justice of a court of appeals engaged in the discharge   of official duties in a county other than the justice's or judge's   county of residence is entitled to traveling and other necessary   expenses, as provided by Chapter 660.          (b)  A justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of   criminal appeals, or a justice of a court of appeals is entitled to   receive from the state the actual and necessary postage, telegraph,   and telephone expenses incurred in the discharge of official   duties.          (c)  The expenses shall be paid by the state on a sworn   itemized account showing the expenses.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.