| (a) Under the authority of Texas Government Code, §§411.061
- 411.067, the department is authorized to protect the grounds, public
buildings, and property of the state, to regulate parking, and to
control entrance to state-owned buildings; and to regulate displays
and other public use of state buildings.
(b) The department has designated Region 7 as the primary
unit responsible for carrying out its responsibilities in the Capitol
Complex.
(c) Within the Capitol Complex, the department will
strive to provide a safe work environment for state officials and
employees; to protect the grounds, public buildings, and property
of the state; to regulate parking; to regulate entrance to and public
use of state-owned buildings; and to investigate criminal activity
occurring in these locations.
(d) These rules shall be applicable to state buildings
and property within the Capitol Complex.
(e) The provisions of these rules pertaining to public
buildings and grounds do not apply to buildings and grounds of:
(1) institutions of higher education, as defined by
the Texas Education Code, §61.003,
(2) state agencies to which control has been specifically
committed by law; and
(3) state agencies that have demonstrated ability and
competence to maintain and control their buildings and grounds and
to which the commission has delegated that authority.
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