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Sec. 772.0102. TRADE AND COMMERCE PLAN. (a) The border commerce coordinator shall develop, in conjunction with representatives of chambers of commerce, metropolitan planning organizations adjacent to the United Mexican States, and private industry groups, and with the advice of the interagency work group established under Section 772.011, a comprehensive trade and commerce plan for the region designed to:
(1) increase trade by attracting new business ventures;
(2) support expansion of existing industries; and
(3) address workforce training needs.
(b) The plan must cover five-year, 10-year, and 15-year periods.
(c) The coordinator shall work with industries and communities on both sides of the border to develop international industry cluster initiatives to capitalize on resources available in communities located adjacent to each other across the border.
(d) The coordinator shall conduct annual conferences of interested persons, working with chambers of commerce and universities of this state along the Texas and Mexico border region, and shall host those conferences at no cost to the coordinator. The purposes of the conferences are to:
(1) make the trade and commerce plan public;
(2) report on updated findings and progress of implementation of the plan; and
(3) develop new international industry cluster initiatives.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1215 (H.B. 925), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter 772 - Governmental Planning
Subchapter A. Planning Entities
Section 772.001. Planning as Governmental Purpose and Function
Section 772.002. Chief Planning Officer
Section 772.003. Interagency Planning Councils
Section 772.004. Governor's Division of Planning Coordination
Section 772.005. Notification of Planning Coordination Division by State Agency
Section 772.006. Governor's Criminal Justice Division
Section 772.0061. Specialty Courts Advisory Council
Section 772.0062. Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
Section 772.0063. Governor's Program for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
Section 772.0064. Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force
Section 772.007. Texas Anti-Gang Grant Program
Section 772.0071. Prosecution of Border Crime Grant Program
Section 772.00715. Evidence Testing Grant Program
Section 772.00716. Evidence Testing Account
Section 772.0072. Missing or Exploited Children Prevention Grants
Section 772.0073. Peace Officer Mental Health Grant Program
Section 772.0074. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Grant Program
Section 772.0075. Bulletproof Vest and Body Armor Grant Program
Section 772.0076. Enforcement of Immigration Law Grant Program
Section 772.0077. Grant Program for Monitoring Defendants and Victims in Family Violence Cases
Section 772.0078. Opioid Antagonist Grant Program
Section 772.008. Planning Assistance for Political Subdivisions
Section 772.009. Grant Assistance
Section 772.010. Border Commerce Coordinator
Section 772.0101. Border Inspection, Trade, and Transportation Advisory Committee
Section 772.0102. Trade and Commerce Plan
Section 772.011. Interagency Work Group on Border Issues
Section 772.012. Compliance With Cybersecurity Training Requirements