By: Harrison H.B. No. 901       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and   employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 659, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 659.0111 to read as follows:          Sec. 659.0111.  LIMITATION ON SALARY. Notwithstanding any   other law, the taxpayer funded salary of a state officer or employee   may not exceed the amount of the salary set by the biennial   appropriations act for the governor.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:          Sec. 180.011.  LIMITATION ON SALARY FOR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE   OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) In this section, "political   subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district,   school district, junior college district, or other political   subdivision of this state.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the taxpayer funded   salary of an officer or employee of a political subdivision may not   exceed the amount of the salary set by the General Appropriations   Act for the governor.          SECTION 3.  Section 659.0111, Government Code, and Section   180.011, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to   a salary agreement or employment contract entered into on or after   the effective date of this Act.  A salary agreement or employment   contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect at the time the agreement or contract   was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the state fiscal   biennium that begins September 1, 2025.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.