Texas House members are not allowed to hold another paid public office. Yet, State Rep. Stan Kitzman1 (R-Brookshire) appears to be doing exactly that.
Stan Kitzman the General Manager?
Documents obtained by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility show that Kitzman, through Fisk & Buller, LLC, has entered into an Administrative and Management Services Agreement with the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District, paying $11,188 per month — more than $130,000 per year — to run the district’s operations.
Under Exhibit A of that agreement (see agreement below), “consultant” Kitzman is responsible for:
- Overseeing all aspects of district operations,
- Supervising district employees,
- Lead and participate in strategic planning,
- Preparing and presenting the annual budget,
- Recommending tax rates,
- Overseeing maintenance and construction,
- Acting as the senior district official,
- Signing and executing documents on behalf of the district as general manager;
- And more.
Even individually, these tasks don’t appear to represent casual consulting, but rather the executive management of a political subdivision of the State of Texas.
Taken together they build the picture that Kitzman is the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District’s full-time general manager.
And not only does it paint that picture, but the district’s own website lists Stan Kitzman on their “About” page under “Staff,” with the title of General Manager, as seen below.
And that creates a potentially serious constitutional problem. The Texas Constitution is clear.
Article XVI, Section 40(a) provides:
“No person shall hold or exercise at the same time, more than one civil office of emolument…”
Additionally, Article III, Section 19 prohibits individuals holding a “lucrative office under this State” from serving in the Legislature.
Under Texas law, a drainage district is a local governmental entity. A general manager exercising sovereign authority, such as supervising employees, managing tax policy, and executing official documents, may very well constitute a “civil office of emolument.”
If Kitzman is functioning as the district’s chief executive officer — even under the guise of being a “consultant” — he may be violating the Texas Constitution.
Christmas Meetings
Even more troubling: publicly available calendar records show numerous weekday morning operational meetings tied to drainage district management — including recurring early-morning work sessions and even two meetings scheduled for Christmas day, 2025.
If those meetings happened, they do not resemble part-time outside employment but a full-time public job. And if those meetings are just for show, then Kitzman has a taxpayer-funded sinecure that stinks of potential corruption.
The Ramifications
Texas is supposed to have a citizen legislature. Lawmakers can have private employment. But they cannot simultaneously serve as paid officers of other governmental entities.
The question is simple:
Is Stan Kitzman a State Representative — or is he the full-time general manager of a government drainage district?
If the latter, Texas taxpayers deserve answers — and potentially an immediate legal review.
Because the Texas Constitution is not optional.
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