Sec. 12.027. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall maintain an economic development program for rural areas in this state.
(b) In administering the program, the department shall:
(1) promote economic growth in rural areas;
(2) identify potential opportunities for business in rural areas and assist rural communities in maximizing those opportunities;
(3) work with rural communities to identify economic development needs and direct those communities to persons who can address and assist in meeting those needs;
(4) encourage communication between organizations, industries, and regions to improve economic and community development services to rural areas;
(5) coordinate meetings with public and private entities to distribute information beneficial to rural areas;
(6) enter into a memorandum of agreement to work cooperatively with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and other entities the department deems appropriate to further program objectives; and
(7) perform any other functions necessary to carry out the program.
(c) The department may employ personnel to carry out the program.
(d) The department by rule may charge a membership fee to a participant in the program.
(e) The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer the program, including rules regarding the use of any state or federally registered trademarks, certification marks, or service marks of the department.
(f) The department may revoke a participant's certificate of registration or license issued under the program if the participant fails to comply with a rule adopted by the department.
(g) In addition to the department's authority under Subsection (a), the department may request, accept, and use any gift, grant, loan, donation, aid, appropriation, guaranty, allocation, subsidy, or contribution of any item of value to further an economic development program in this state.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 15, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 69 (S.B. 1086), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1197 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Department of Agriculture
Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties
Section 12.001. Execution of Laws
Section 12.0011. Authority to Enter Into Cooperative Agreements
Section 12.002. Development of Agriculture
Section 12.0025. Nutrition Programs
Section 12.0026. Interagency Farm-to-School Coordination Task Force
Section 12.0027. Nutrition Outreach Program
Section 12.0029. Summer Nutrition Programs
Section 12.003. Agricultural Societies
Section 12.006. Development of Domestic and Foreign Markets
Section 12.007. Plant Diseases and Pests
Section 12.010. Correspondence With Government Agencies and Others
Section 12.011. Agricultural Resource Statistics
Section 12.0135. Conflict Provisions
Section 12.0145. Submission of Proposed Fee Schedule
Section 12.015. Cooperation With Texas a & M University and Experiment Stations
Section 12.0175. "Go-Texan" Program
Section 12.0176. Cooperation With Certain Commodity Producers Boards
Section 12.0177. Texas Nursery and Floral Account
Section 12.020. Administrative Penalties
Section 12.0201. License Sanctions
Section 12.0202. Administrative Hearings
Section 12.0203. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 12.0204. Advisory Committees
Section 12.0205. Coordination of Consumer Protection Enforcement With Office of Attorney General
Section 12.021. Fee for Phytosanitation Inspection; Issuance of Certificate
Section 12.022. Authority to Solicit and Accept Gifts, Grants, and Donations
Section 12.023. Expiration of Registration or Licenses
Section 12.024. Late Renewal of License or Registration
Section 12.025. Program Accessibility Plan
Section 12.026. Public Interest Information
Section 12.0261. Administrative Procedure
Section 12.027. Economic Development Program
Section 12.0271. Rural Economic Development and Investment Program
Section 12.0272. Texas Economic Development Fund
Section 12.0273. Limitations on Loans and Grants From Texas Economic Development Fund
Section 12.028. Competitive Bidding or Advertising
Section 12.029. Minority and Female-Owned Business Contracts
Section 12.031. Advertising, Publications, and Fees
Section 12.032. Cooperation With State Office of Administrative Hearings
Section 12.033. Multiple Licenses
Section 12.034. Refund or Waiver of Fees
Section 12.035. Notice to Examinee
Section 12.036. Licensing Out-of-State Applicants
Section 12.037. Continuing Education
Section 12.038. Office of Rural Affairs
Section 12.039. Certain Wine Produced or Bottled in This State
Section 12.040. Texas Certified Retirement Community Program
Section 12.041. School Breakfast and Lunch Program
Section 12.042. Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program
Section 12.046. Texas Rural Investment Fund
Section 12.047. Use of Technology
Section 12.048. Obtaining Criminal History Record Information
Section 12.050. Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program
Section 12.051. Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program