Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Executive Branch
Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development

Section 481.0045. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy - Sec. 481.0045. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY. (a)...

Section 481.005. Executive Director; Duties - Sec. 481.005. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; DUTIES. (a) The governor shall appoint...

Section 481.0066. Aerospace and Aviation Office - Sec. 481.0066. AEROSPACE AND AVIATION OFFICE. (a) The office shall...

Section 481.0067. Small Business Advocate - Sec. 481.0067. SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE. (a) The executive director shall...

Section 481.0068. Office of Small Business Assistance - Sec. 481.0068. OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. (a) Repealed by...

Section 481.00681. Office of Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force - Sec. 481.00681. OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE ADVISORY TASK FORCE....

Section 481.0069. Spaceport Trust Fund - Sec. 481.0069. SPACEPORT TRUST FUND. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 481.008. Audit - Sec. 481.008. AUDIT. (a) The financial transactions of the office...

Section 481.009. Review of Bonds - Sec. 481.009. REVIEW OF BONDS. (a) Bonds may not be...

Section 481.010. Personnel - Sec. 481.010. PERSONNEL. (a) The executive director shall employ personnel...

Section 481.012. Public Interest Information and Complaints - Sec. 481.012. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS. (a) The office...

Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties of Office

Section 481.021. General Powers of Office - Sec. 481.021. GENERAL POWERS OF OFFICE. (a) The office may:...

Section 481.0215. Coordination of Economic Development Efforts - Sec. 481.0215. COORDINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. (a) The executive...

Section 481.022. General Duties of Office - Sec. 481.022. GENERAL DUTIES OF OFFICE. The office shall: (1)...

Section 481.023. Administration of Other Statutes - Sec. 481.023. ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER STATUTES. (a) The office shall...

Section 481.024. Texas Economic Development Corporation - Sec. 481.024. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (a) The Texas Economic...

Section 481.025. Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program - Sec. 481.025. EMPOWERMENT ZONE AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PROGRAM. The office...

Section 481.026. Technological Solutions - Sec. 481.026. TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS. The office shall develop and implement...

Section 481.027. Foreign Offices - Sec. 481.027. FOREIGN OFFICES. (a) The office shall maintain and...

Section 481.029. Cost Recovery - Sec. 481.029. COST RECOVERY. The office shall recover the cost...

Section 481.0295. Identification of Industry Clusters - Sec. 481.0295. IDENTIFICATION OF INDUSTRY CLUSTERS. (a) The office shall...

Section 481.0296. Advanced Technology Industries - Sec. 481.0296. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES. (a) The office shall coordinate...

Subchapter D. International Trade

Section 481.043. General Powers and Duties Relating to International Trade - Sec. 481.043. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE....

Section 481.047. Confidentiality - Sec. 481.047. CONFIDENTIALITY. Information collected by the office concerning the...

Subchapter E. Business Development--General Provisions

Section 481.072. Definitions - Sec. 481.072. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cost" has the...

Section 481.0725. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 481.0725. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The office shall: (1)...

Section 481.073. Powers and Duties Relating to Financing - Sec. 481.073. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO FINANCING. (a) ,...

Section 481.075. Program Rules - Sec. 481.075. PROGRAM RULES. (a) The executive director shall adopt...

Section 481.078. Texas Enterprise Fund - Sec. 481.078. TEXAS ENTERPRISE FUND. (a) The Texas Enterprise Fund...

Section 481.079. Report on Use of Money in Texas Enterprise Fund - Sec. 481.079. REPORT ON USE OF MONEY IN TEXAS ENTERPRISE...

Section 481.080. Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement for Certain Grant Proposals - Sec. 481.080. ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR CERTAIN GRANT...

Subchapter H. Business Development--Permit Assistance

Section 481.121. Definitions - Sec. 481.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Applicant" means a...

Section 481.122. Creation - Sec. 481.122. CREATION. The business permit office is an office...

Section 481.123. Duties - Sec. 481.123. DUTIES. The permit office shall: (1) provide comprehensive...

Section 481.124. Comprehensive Permit Application Procedure - Sec. 481.124. COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCEDURE. (a) The permit office...

Section 481.125. Comprehensive Permit Handbook - Sec. 481.125. COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT HANDBOOK. (a) The permit office shall...

Section 481.126. Assistance of Other State Agencies - Sec. 481.126. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES. Each state agency,...

Section 481.127. Comprehensive Permit Information - Sec. 481.127. COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT INFORMATION. (a) Each state agency required...

Section 481.128. No Charges for Services - Sec. 481.128. NO CHARGES FOR SERVICES. The permit office shall...

Section 481.129. Environmental Permits - Sec. 481.129. ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS. The permit office shall consult and...

Subchapter K. Information and Referral

Section 481.166. Legislative Findings - Sec. 481.166. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) economic...

Section 481.167. Texas Business and Community Economic Development Clearinghouse - Sec. 481.167. TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLEARINGHOUSE. (a)...

Subchapter L. Tourism

Section 481.172. Duties - Sec. 481.172. DUTIES. (a) The office shall: (1) as the...

Section 481.173. Name and Picture of Living State Official - Sec. 481.173. NAME AND PICTURE OF LIVING STATE OFFICIAL. The...

Section 481.174. Advertisements in Tourism Promotions - Sec. 481.174. ADVERTISEMENTS IN TOURISM PROMOTIONS. (a) The office may...

Subchapter P. Research and Data Services

Section 481.211. Powers and Duties - Sec. 481.211. POWERS AND DUTIES. The office shall: (1) compile...

Section 481.212. Compilation and Distribution of Data and Research - Sec. 481.212. COMPILATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DATA AND RESEARCH. (a)...

Subchapter AA. Workforce Development Initiative for Youth

Section 481.379. Design Committee - Sec. 481.379. DESIGN COMMITTEE. (a) Expired. (b) The design committee...

Subchapter BB. Access to Capital Programs

Section 481.401. Definitions - Sec. 481.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Capital access loan"...

Section 481.402. Original Capital Access Fund - Sec. 481.402. ORIGINAL CAPITAL ACCESS FUND. (a) The original capital...

Section 481.403. Access to Capital Programs - Sec. 481.403. ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROGRAMS. The bank may establish...

Section 481.404. Powers of Bank in Administering Original Capital Access Fund - Sec. 481.404. POWERS OF BANK IN ADMINISTERING ORIGINAL CAPITAL ACCESS...

Section 481.405. Original Capital Access Program - Sec. 481.405. ORIGINAL CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAM. (a) The original capital...

Section 481.406. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 481.406. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The executive director may adopt...

Section 481.407. Provisions Relating to Capital Access Loan Under Original Capital Access Program - Sec. 481.407. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CAPITAL ACCESS LOAN UNDER ORIGINAL...

Section 481.408. Original Capital Access Program Reserve Account - Sec. 481.408. ORIGINAL CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAM RESERVE ACCOUNT. (a) On...

Section 481.409. Limitations on State Contribution to Original Capital Access Program Reserve Account - Sec. 481.409. LIMITATIONS ON STATE CONTRIBUTION TO ORIGINAL CAPITAL ACCESS...

Section 481.410. State's Rights With Respect to Original Capital Access Program Reserve Account - Sec. 481.410. STATE'S RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ORIGINAL CAPITAL ACCESS...

Section 481.411. Annual Report - Sec. 481.411. ANNUAL REPORT. A participating financial institution shall submit...

Section 481.412. Reports; Audits - Sec. 481.412. REPORTS; AUDITS. (a) The office shall submit to...

Section 481.413. State Liability Prohibited - Sec. 481.413. STATE LIABILITY PROHIBITED. The state is not liable...

Section 481.414. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 481.414. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The bank may accept gifts,...

Section 481.415. Allocation and Transfer of Money From Original Capital Access Fund - Sec. 481.415. ALLOCATION AND TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM ORIGINAL CAPITAL...

Subchapter CC. Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Program

Section 481.451. Definitions - Sec. 481.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Community development financial...

Section 481.452. Micro-Business Recovery Fund - Sec. 481.452. MICRO-BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND. (a) The micro-business recovery fund...

Section 481.453. Powers of Bank in Administering Micro-Business Recovery Fund - Sec. 481.453. POWERS OF BANK IN ADMINISTERING MICRO-BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND....

Section 481.454. Establishment of Loan Program; Purpose - Sec. 481.454. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOAN PROGRAM; PURPOSE. (a) The bank...

Section 481.455. Program Administration - Sec. 481.455. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. (a) The bank, under the program,...

Section 481.456. Rulemaking - Sec. 481.456. RULEMAKING. The executive director shall adopt rules relating...

Section 481.457. Oversight - Sec. 481.457. OVERSIGHT. (a) A community development financial institution participating...

Section 481.458. Program Annual Status Report - Sec. 481.458. PROGRAM ANNUAL STATUS REPORT. The bank shall prepare...

Subchapter CC. Small Business Disaster Recovery Loan Program

Section 481.601. Definitions - Sec. 481.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Disaster declaration" means...

Section 481.602. Small Business Disaster Recovery Loan Program - Sec. 481.602. SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY LOAN PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 481.603. Eligibility for Loan - Sec. 481.603. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOAN. The office by rule shall...

Section 481.604. Uses of Loan - Sec. 481.604. USES OF LOAN. An eligible small business may...

Section 481.605. Application for Loan - Sec. 481.605. APPLICATION FOR LOAN. The office shall develop and...

Section 481.606. Small Business Disaster Recovery Revolving Fund - Sec. 481.606. SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY REVOLVING FUND. (a) The...

Section 481.607. Management and Investment of Fund - Sec. 481.607. MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF FUND. (a) The trust...

Section 481.608. Rules - Sec. 481.608. RULES. The office shall adopt rules necessary to...

Section 481.609. Report - Sec. 481.609. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each...

Subchapter DD. Defense Community Assistance

Section 481.501. Definitions - Sec. 481.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Defense base" means...

Section 481.502. Financial Assistance - Sec. 481.502. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The office and the Texas...

Section 481.503. Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 481.503. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. The office shall enter into...

Section 481.504. Security for Loans - Sec. 481.504. SECURITY FOR LOANS. In addition to any other...

Chapter 485 - Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Industries

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 485.001. Definitions - Sec. 485.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "office" means the Music,...

Section 485.002. Establishment - Sec. 485.002. ESTABLISHMENT. The Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office...

Section 485.003. Director; Staff - Sec. 485.003. DIRECTOR; STAFF. The governor may employ a director...

Section 485.004. Promotion; Duties - Sec. 485.004. PROMOTION; DUTIES. (a) The office shall promote the...

Section 485.005. Advisors - Sec. 485.005. ADVISORS. (a) The office may appoint advisors to...

Section 485.006. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 485.006. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The office may accept gifts,...

Section 485.007. Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Fund - Sec. 485.007. MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND MULTIMEDIA FUND. The music,...

Subchapter B. Moving Image Industry Incentive Program

Section 485.021. Definitions - Sec. 485.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "In-state spending" means...

Section 485.022. Moving Image Industry Incentive Program - Sec. 485.022. MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) The office...

Section 485.023. Qualification - Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under this...

Section 485.024. Grant - Sec. 485.024. GRANT. (a) Except as provided by Section 485.025,...

Section 485.025. Additional Grant for Underutilized and Economically Distressed Areas - Sec. 485.025. ADDITIONAL GRANT FOR UNDERUTILIZED AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS....

Section 485.026. State Debt - Sec. 485.026. STATE DEBT. If a production company owes money...

Section 485.027. Workforce Training and Performance Measures - Sec. 485.027. WORKFORCE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES. (a) The office...

Section 485.028. Film Archive Program - Sec. 485.028. FILM ARCHIVE PROGRAM. (a) The office may contract...

Subchapter C. Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program

Section 485.041. Definitions - Sec. 485.041. DEFINITIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 485.042. Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program - Sec. 485.042. TEXAS MUSIC INCUBATOR REBATE PROGRAM. (a) The office...

Section 485.043. Eligibility for Rebate - Sec. 485.043. ELIGIBILITY FOR REBATE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 485.044. Rebate Application - Sec. 485.044. REBATE APPLICATION. (a) The office shall: (1) subject...

Section 485.045. Review of Applications; Rebates - Sec. 485.045. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS; REBATES. (a) After reviewing applications...

Section 485.046. Texas Music Incubator Account - Sec. 485.046. TEXAS MUSIC INCUBATOR ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas music...

Section 485.047. Rules - Sec. 485.047. RULES. The office shall adopt rules necessary to...

Chapter 485A - Media Production Development Zones

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 485A.001. Short Title - Sec. 485A.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 485A.002. Definitions - Sec. 485A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Media production facility"...

Section 485A.003. Jurisdiction of Municipality - Sec. 485A.003. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPALITY. For the purposes of this...

Subchapter B. Office Powers and Duties in General

Section 485A.051. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 485A.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) Except as provided...

Section 485A.052. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 485A.052. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The office shall adopt rules necessary...

Section 485A.053. Annual Report - Sec. 485A.053. ANNUAL REPORT. On or before December 15 of...

Section 485A.054. Assistance - Sec. 485A.054. ASSISTANCE. The office shall provide to persons desiring...

Subchapter C. Approval of Media Production Development Zone and Designation of Qualified Media Production Locations

Section 485A.101. Criteria for Media Production Development Zone Recognition - Sec. 485A.101. CRITERIA FOR MEDIA PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ZONE RECOGNITION. To...

Section 485A.102. Criteria for Qualified Media Production Location Designation - Sec. 485A.102. CRITERIA FOR QUALIFIED MEDIA PRODUCTION LOCATION DESIGNATION. To...

Section 485A.103. Maximum Number of Zones and Locations Throughout State - Sec. 485A.103. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ZONES AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT STATE....

Section 485A.104. Nomination of Qualified Media Production Location - Sec. 485A.104. NOMINATION OF QUALIFIED MEDIA PRODUCTION LOCATION. (a) The...

Section 485A.105. Nominating Ordinance or Order - Sec. 485A.105. NOMINATING ORDINANCE OR ORDER. An ordinance or order...

Section 485A.106. Application for Designation - Sec. 485A.106. APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION. (a) For a location in...

Section 485A.107. Advisory Committee - Sec. 485A.107. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The media production advisory committee...

Section 485A.108. Review of Application - Sec. 485A.108. REVIEW OF APPLICATION. (a) On receipt of an...

Section 485A.109. Designation - Sec. 485A.109. DESIGNATION. (a) If the office determines that a...

Section 485A.110. Denial of Application; Notice - Sec. 485A.110. DENIAL OF APPLICATION; NOTICE. (a) The office shall...

Section 485A.111. Period of Approval or Designation - Sec. 485A.111. PERIOD OF APPROVAL OR DESIGNATION. (a) An area...

Section 485A.112. Removal of Approval or Designation - Sec. 485A.112. REMOVAL OF APPROVAL OR DESIGNATION. (a) The office...

Subchapter D. Administration of Media Production Location

Section 485A.151. Annual Report - Sec. 485A.151. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) For purposes of this section,...

Subchapter E. Qualified Person Designation and Certification

Section 485A.201. Qualified Person - Sec. 485A.201. QUALIFIED PERSON. A person is a qualified person...

Section 485A.202. Prohibition on Qualified Person Certification - Sec. 485A.202. PROHIBITION ON QUALIFIED PERSON CERTIFICATION. If the office...

Section 485A.203. Duration of Designation - Sec. 485A.203. DURATION OF DESIGNATION. Except as provided by Section...

Section 485A.204. Removal of Designation - Sec. 485A.204. REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION. The office shall remove the...

Subchapter F. Media Production Location Benefits

Section 485A.251. Exemption From Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 485A.251. EXEMPTION FROM SALES AND USE TAX. Certain items...

Section 485A.252. Monitoring Qualified Person Commitments - Sec. 485A.252. MONITORING QUALIFIED PERSON COMMITMENTS. (a) The office may...

Chapter 487 - Office of Rural Affairs in Department of Agriculture

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 487.001. Definitions - Sec. 487.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 487.003. Reference in Law - Sec. 487.003. REFERENCE IN LAW. (a) A reference in this...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 487.026. Director - Sec. 487.026. DIRECTOR. The director serves as the chief executive...

Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties

Section 487.051. Powers and Duties - Sec. 487.051. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The office shall: (1)...

Section 487.052. Rules - Sec. 487.052. RULES. The department may adopt rules as necessary...

Section 487.055. Advisory Committees - Sec. 487.055. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commissioner may appoint advisory...

Section 487.060. Application Requirement for Colonias Projects - Sec. 487.060. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS. (a) In this...

Subchapter D. Outstanding Rural Scholar Recognition and Loan Program for Rural Health Care

Section 487.101. Definitions - Sec. 487.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Selection committee" means...

Section 487.102. Administration - Sec. 487.102. ADMINISTRATION. The department shall administer or contract for...

Section 487.103. Selection Committee - Sec. 487.103. SELECTION COMMITTEE. (a) The selection committee shall advise...

Section 487.104. Selection of Outstanding Rural Scholars - Sec. 487.104. SELECTION OF OUTSTANDING RURAL SCHOLARS. (a) The selection...

Section 487.105. Eligibility for Outstanding Rural Scholar Competition - Sec. 487.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR OUTSTANDING RURAL SCHOLAR COMPETITION. (a) To...

Section 487.106. Eligibility for Loans; Rural Community Financial Support - Sec. 487.106. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS; RURAL COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT. (a)...

Section 487.107. Awarding of Loans - Sec. 487.107. AWARDING OF LOANS. (a) The selection committee shall...

Section 487.108. Amount of Loan - Sec. 487.108. AMOUNT OF LOAN. (a) On confirmation of an...

Section 487.109. Loan Forgiveness - Sec. 487.109. LOAN FORGIVENESS. (a) The principal balance and interest...

Section 487.110. Fund - Sec. 487.110. FUND. (a) The outstanding rural scholar fund is...

Section 487.111. Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Monitoring - Sec. 487.111. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; MONITORING. (a) A postsecondary educational...

Section 487.112. Adoption and Distribution of Rules - Sec. 487.112. ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES. (a) The department...

Subchapter E. Health Careers Promotion and Education Program

Section 487.151. Definitions - Sec. 487.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fund" means the...

Section 487.152. Administration - Sec. 487.152. ADMINISTRATION. (a) Subject to available funding, the department...

Section 487.153. Health Careers Promotion - Sec. 487.153. HEALTH CAREERS PROMOTION. The department may establish a...

Section 487.154. Loans - Sec. 487.154. LOANS. (a) The department may award forgivable educational...

Section 487.155. Student Eligibility - Sec. 487.155. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to receive...

Section 487.156. Community Eligibility - Sec. 487.156. COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to sponsor...

Section 487.157. Amount of Loan - Sec. 487.157. AMOUNT OF LOAN. (a) On confirmation of an...

Section 487.158. Required Contract - Sec. 487.158. REQUIRED CONTRACT. (a) A student may receive assistance...

Section 487.159. Loan Forgiveness - Sec. 487.159. LOAN FORGIVENESS. (a) A loan recipient shall be...

Section 487.160. Fund - Sec. 487.160. FUND. (a) The health careers education fund is...

Section 487.161. Reporting; Monitoring - Sec. 487.161. REPORTING; MONITORING. (a) The department shall require reports...

Section 487.162. Program Promotion - Sec. 487.162. PROGRAM PROMOTION. The department shall provide postsecondary educational...

Section 487.163. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 487.163. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The department shall adopt...

Subchapter F. Medically Underserved Community-State Matching Incentive Program

Section 487.201. Definitions - Sec. 487.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Medically underserved community"...

Section 487.202. Program - Sec. 487.202. PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish and administer...

Section 487.203. Eligibility - Sec. 487.203. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive money from...

Section 487.204. Rules - Sec. 487.204. RULES. The department shall adopt rules necessary for...

Subchapter G. Texas Health Service Corps Program for Medically Underserved Areas

Section 487.251. Definitions - Sec. 487.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Medically underserved area"...

Section 487.252. Texas Health Service Corps Program - Sec. 487.252. TEXAS HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM. (a) Subject to...

Section 487.253. Administration - Sec. 487.253. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department shall adopt rules necessary...

Section 487.254. Required Contract - Sec. 487.254. REQUIRED CONTRACT. (a) The department may award a...

Section 487.255. Stipends - Sec. 487.255. STIPENDS. (a) The department shall award stipends to...

Section 487.256. Funding - Sec. 487.256. FUNDING. The department may seek, receive, and spend...

Subchapter H. Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement

Section 487.301. Definitions - Sec. 487.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Public hospital" means...

Section 487.302. Powers of Department - Sec. 487.302. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. In administering this subchapter, the...

Section 487.303. Grant, Loan, and Loan Guarantee Program - Sec. 487.303. GRANT, LOAN, AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 487.304. Eligibility for Grant, Loan, or Loan Guarantee; Interest Rate - Sec. 487.304. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT, LOAN, OR LOAN GUARANTEE; INTEREST...

Subchapter I. Community Development Block Grant Nonentitlement Program

Section 487.351. Administration of Community Development Block Grant Program; Allocation of Funds - Sec. 487.351. ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM; ALLOCATION...

Section 487.354. Financial Assistance for Installation of Street Lights in Colonias - Sec. 487.354. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS IN...

Subchapter J. Designating Rural Hospitals

Section 487.401. Administration - Sec. 487.401. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department shall adopt rules that...

Subchapter K. Community Healthcare Awareness and Mentoring Program for Students

Section 487.451. Definitions - Sec. 487.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Health care professional"...

Section 487.452. Community Healthcare Awareness and Mentoring Program for Students - Sec. 487.452. COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE AWARENESS AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS....

Section 487.453. Administration - Sec. 487.453. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department shall administer or contract...

Section 487.454. Grants; Eligibility - Sec. 487.454. GRANTS; ELIGIBILITY. (a) Subject to available funding, the...

Subchapter L. Rural Physician Recruitment Program

Section 487.501. Definitions - Sec. 487.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Rural community" means...

Section 487.502. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 487.502. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The department may accept gifts,...

Section 487.503. Rural Physician Recruitment Program - Sec. 487.503. RURAL PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT PROGRAM. (a) Subject to available...

Subchapter M. Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program

Section 487.551. Definitions - Sec. 487.551. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Health professional" means...

Section 487.553. Loan Reimbursement Program - Sec. 487.553. LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. Subject to available funding, the...

Section 487.554. Stipend Program - Sec. 487.554. STIPEND PROGRAM. (a) Subject to available funding, the...

Section 487.555. Contract Required - Sec. 487.555. CONTRACT REQUIRED. (a) A health professional may receive...

Section 487.556. Powers and Duties of Department - Sec. 487.556. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department...

Section 487.557. Use of Telecommunication and Telemedicine - Sec. 487.557. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND TELEMEDICINE. A health professional...

Section 487.558. Permanent Endowment Fund - Sec. 487.558. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND. (a) The permanent endowment fund...

Section 487.559. Administration and Use of Fund - Sec. 487.559. ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF FUND. (a) The department...

Section 487.560. Reporting Requirement - Sec. 487.560. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. The department shall provide a report...

Subchapter N. Rural Physician Relief Program

Section 487.601. Definitions - Sec. 487.601. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Physician" means a...

Section 487.602. Rural Physician Relief Program - Sec. 487.602. RURAL PHYSICIAN RELIEF PROGRAM. Subject to available funding,...

Section 487.603. Fees - Sec. 487.603. FEES. (a) The department shall charge a fee...

Section 487.604. Funding - Sec. 487.604. FUNDING. The department may solicit and accept gifts,...

Section 487.605. Relief Physician's Expenses - Sec. 487.605. RELIEF PHYSICIAN'S EXPENSES. The department shall pay a...

Section 487.606. Priority Assignment of Relief Physicians - Sec. 487.606. PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT OF RELIEF PHYSICIANS. (a) The department...

Section 487.607. Relief Physician Recruitment - Sec. 487.607. RELIEF PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT. The department shall actively recruit...

Subchapter O. Community Telecommunications Alliance Program

Section 487.651. Definitions - Sec. 487.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Community telecommunications alliance"...

Section 487.652. Rules Governing Program - Sec. 487.652. RULES GOVERNING PROGRAM. (a) Subject to available funding,...

Section 487.654. Prohibition - Sec. 487.654. PROHIBITION. A community telecommunications alliance may not directly...

Subchapter Q. Rural Technology Center Grant Program

Section 487.751. Definition - Sec. 487.751. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "rural county" means a...

Section 487.752. Grant Program - Sec. 487.752. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Subject to available funds, the...

Section 487.753. Funding - Sec. 487.753. FUNDING. The department may seek, receive, and spend...

Chapter 488 - Southeast Texas Biotechnology Park

Section 488.001. Coalition Establishment - Sec. 488.001. COALITION ESTABLISHMENT. The Southeast Texas Biotechnology Park Coalition...

Section 488.002. Purpose; Location - Sec. 488.002. PURPOSE; LOCATION. (a) The park shall be operated...

Section 488.003. Coalition Members - Sec. 488.003. COALITION MEMBERS. The membership of the coalition may...

Section 488.004. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 488.004. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. The coalition may establish a nonprofit...

Section 488.005. Land and Infrastructure - Sec. 488.005. LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE. The park may be developed...

Section 488.006. Investment; Funding - Sec. 488.006. INVESTMENT; FUNDING. (a) The park shall be developed...

Chapter 489 - Texas Economic Development Bank

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 489.001. Definitions - Sec. 489.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bank" means the...

Section 489.002. Rules - Sec. 489.002. RULES. The office shall adopt rules necessary to...

Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Bank; Texas Economic Development Bank Fund

Section 489.101. Creation of Bank - Sec. 489.101. CREATION OF BANK. (a) The office shall establish...

Section 489.102. Powers and Duties of Bank - Sec. 489.102. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BANK. (a) The bank...

Section 489.103. Fees - Sec. 489.103. FEES. The bank shall charge fees to the...

Section 489.104. Allocation of Resources - Sec. 489.104. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. The bank may allocate its...

Section 489.105. Texas Economic Development Bank Fund - Sec. 489.105. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK FUND. (a) The Texas...

Section 489.106. Administration of Fund and Chapter - Sec. 489.106. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND AND CHAPTER. The office shall...

Section 489.107. Annual Report - Sec. 489.107. ANNUAL REPORT. On or before January 1 of...

Section 489.108. Programs, Services, and Funds Under Bank's Direction - Sec. 489.108. PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND FUNDS UNDER BANK'S DIRECTION. Notwithstanding...

Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 489.151. State Liability Prohibited - Sec. 489.151. STATE LIABILITY PROHIBITED. The state and state officers...

Section 489.152. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 489.152. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The office may accept...

Subchapter D. Product Development and Small Business Incubators

Section 489.201. Definitions - Sec. 489.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 489.202. Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board - Sec. 489.202. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR BOARD. (a)...

Section 489.203. Board Members; Appointment; Terms of Office - Sec. 489.203. BOARD MEMBERS; APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE. (a) The...

Section 489.204. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 489.204. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...

Section 489.205. Training of Board Members - Sec. 489.205. TRAINING OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) Before an appointed...

Section 489.206. Meetings - Sec. 489.206. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular meetings...

Section 489.207. Applicability of Open Meetings Law and Administrative Procedure Law - Sec. 489.207. APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE...

Section 489.208. Staff - Sec. 489.208. STAFF. (a) The employees of the office selected...

Section 489.209. Program and Facility Accessibility - Sec. 489.209. PROGRAM AND FACILITY ACCESSIBILITY. (a) The board shall...

Section 489.210. Powers of Board and Bank; Bonds - Sec. 489.210. POWERS OF BOARD AND BANK; BONDS. (a) The...

Section 489.211. Texas Product Development Fund - Sec. 489.211. TEXAS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) The Texas product...

Section 489.212. Small Business Incubator Fund - Sec. 489.212. SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR FUND. (a) The Texas small...

Section 489.213. Eligible Products and Businesses; Financing - Sec. 489.213. ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS AND BUSINESSES; FINANCING. (a) Financing may...

Section 489.214. Application Process - Sec. 489.214. APPLICATION PROCESS. (a) To apply for financing from...

Section 489.215. Information Confidential - Sec. 489.215. INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) Information described by Subsection (b)...

Section 489.216. Program Coordination - Sec. 489.216. PROGRAM COORDINATION. The bank and the office shall...

Section 489.217. Expenditures - Sec. 489.217. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures of the program must be...

Subchapter E. Texas Small and Rural Community Success Fund

Section 489.251. Definition - Sec. 489.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas...

Section 489.252. Texas Small and Rural Community Success Fund - Sec. 489.252. TEXAS SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITY SUCCESS FUND. (a)...

Section 489.253. Revenue-Based Bonds Authorized - Sec. 489.253. REVENUE-BASED BONDS AUTHORIZED. (a) The bank, the office,...

Section 489.254. Bond Sale and Issuance - Sec. 489.254. BOND SALE AND ISSUANCE. (a) Bonds issued under...

Section 489.255. Agreements in Bonds - Sec. 489.255. AGREEMENTS IN BONDS. (a) A resolution of the...

Section 489.256. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 489.256. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Bonds issued under Section 489.253...

Section 489.257. Use of Bond Proceeds - Sec. 489.257. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The proceeds from the...

Section 489.258. Bonds as Legal Investments for Fiduciaries and Other Persons - Sec. 489.258. BONDS AS LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR FIDUCIARIES AND OTHER...

Section 489.259. Administration of Fund - Sec. 489.259. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. The bank shall administer the...

Subchapter F. Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Loan Guarantee Program

Section 489.301. Definitions - Sec. 489.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Declared disaster" means...

Section 489.302. Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Fund - Sec. 489.302. MICRO-BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY FUND. (a) The micro-business disaster...

Section 489.303. Powers of Bank in Administering Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Fund - Sec. 489.303. POWERS OF BANK IN ADMINISTERING MICRO-BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY...

Section 489.304. Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Loan Guarantee Program - Sec. 489.304. MICRO-BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 489.305. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 489.305. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The executive director of the office...

Section 489.306. Annual Report by Participating Financial Institution - Sec. 489.306. ANNUAL REPORT BY PARTICIPATING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. A participating...

Section 489.307. Annual Report to Legislature - Sec. 489.307. ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The bank shall submit...

Chapter 490 - Winding Up Contracts and State's Investment Portfolio in Connection With Awards From Texas Emerging Technology Fund

Subchapter C. Texas Emerging Technology Fund

Section 490.101. Texas Emerging Technology Fund - Sec. 490.101. TEXAS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FUND. (a) The Texas emerging...

Section 490.104. Management of Investment Portfolio; Winding Up and Final Liquidation - Text of section as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg.,...

Section 490.105. Confidentiality of Certain Information - Sec. 490.105. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...

Chapter 490A - Texas Entrepreneurship Network

Section 490A.001. Definitions - Sec. 490A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Entrepreneur participant" means...

Section 490A.002. Establishment of Network - Sec. 490A.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK. (a) The Texas Entrepreneurship Network...

Section 490A.003. Members of Network - Sec. 490A.003. MEMBERS OF NETWORK. (a) The founding members of...

Section 490A.004. Advisory Board - Sec. 490A.004. ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The Texas Center for Rural...

Section 490A.005. General Duties and Goals - Sec. 490A.005. GENERAL DUTIES AND GOALS. (a) The network shall...

Section 490A.006. Entrepreneurship Services - Sec. 490A.006. ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERVICES. (a) The network shall develop a...

Section 490A.007. Network Programs - Sec. 490A.007. NETWORK PROGRAMS. The network may develop: (1) programs...

Section 490A.008. Texas Entrepreneurship Network Fund - Sec. 490A.008. TEXAS ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK FUND. (a) The Texas Entrepreneurship...

Section 490A.009. Use of Fund - Sec. 490A.009. USE OF FUND. Money appropriated to the fund...

Chapter 490B - Texas-Mexico Strategic Investment Commission

Section 490B.001. Definitions - Sec. 490B.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 490B.002. Purpose - Sec. 490B.002. PURPOSE. The ongoing economic stability and growth of...

Section 490B.003. Texas-Mexico Strategic Investment Commission; Members - Sec. 490B.003. TEXAS-MEXICO STRATEGIC INVESTMENT COMMISSION; MEMBERS. (a) The Texas-Mexico...

Section 490B.004. Functions of Commission - Sec. 490B.004. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall: (1)...

Section 490B.005. Funding - Sec. 490B.005. FUNDING. (a) In addition to any amount appropriated...

Chapter 490C - Promotion of Texas Manufactured Products

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 490C.001. Definitions - Sec. 490C.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Genuine Texas program"...

Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Office

Section 490C.051. Establishment of Genuine Texas Program - Sec. 490C.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF GENUINE TEXAS PROGRAM. The office may...

Section 490C.052. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 490C.052. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The office may adopt rules and...

Section 490C.053. Duties of Office - Sec. 490C.053. DUTIES OF OFFICE. If the office establishes a...

Section 490C.054. Fee for Use of Logo - Sec. 490C.054. FEE FOR USE OF LOGO. To cover the...

Section 490C.055. Promotional Events - Sec. 490C.055. PROMOTIONAL EVENTS. The office may use available money...

Section 490C.056. Sale of Promotional Items - Sec. 490C.056. SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS. (a) The office may...

Section 490C.057. Advisory Board - Sec. 490C.057. ADVISORY BOARD. (a) If the office establishes a...

Subchapter C. Enforcement

Section 490C.101. Violation - Sec. 490C.101. VIOLATION. A person violates this chapter if the...

Section 490C.102. Suspension or Forfeiture of Right to Use Logo - Sec. 490C.102. SUSPENSION OR FORFEITURE OF RIGHT TO USE LOGO....

Section 490C.103. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 490C.103. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The office may impose an administrative...

Section 490C.104. Civil Penalty - Sec. 490C.104. CIVIL PENALTY. A person who violates this chapter...

Section 490C.105. Calculating Amount of Administrative or Civil Penalty - Sec. 490C.105. CALCULATING AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PENALTY. (a)...

Section 490C.106. Enforcement of Administrative or Civil Penalty - Sec. 490C.106. ENFORCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The...

Section 490C.107. Deposit of Money - Sec. 490C.107. DEPOSIT OF MONEY. An administrative or civil penalty...

Section 490C.108. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 490C.108. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) At the request of the...

Chapter 490E - Task Force on Economic Growth and Endangered Species

Section 490E.001. Purpose - Sec. 490E.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 490E.002. Definitions - Sec. 490E.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Endangered species" has...

Section 490E.003. Creation - Sec. 490E.003. CREATION. (a) The task force on economic growth...

Section 490E.004. Functions and Duties - Sec. 490E.004. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES. (a) The task force may:...

Section 490E.005. Advisory Committees - Sec. 490E.005. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) With the advice of the...

Section 490E.006. Coordination With Other Entities - Sec. 490E.006. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES. (a) The task force...

Section 490E.007. Reports - Sec. 490E.007. REPORTS. The task force may provide reports as...

Section 490E.008. Administrative Support - Sec. 490E.008. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The comptroller's office shall provide administrative...

Chapter 490F - Texas 2036 Commission

Section 490F.001. Definition - Sec. 490F.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas...

Section 490F.002. Creation of Commission; Composition - Sec. 490F.002. CREATION OF COMMISSION; COMPOSITION. (a) The Texas 2036...

Section 490F.003. Officers - Sec. 490F.003. OFFICERS. The members serving under Section 490F.002(b)(1) shall...

Section 490F.004. Compensation - Sec. 490F.004. COMPENSATION. A member of the commission serves without...

Section 490F.005. Meetings - Sec. 490F.005. MEETINGS. The commission shall meet at the call...

Section 490F.006. Powers and Duties of Commission - Sec. 490F.006. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission...

Section 490F.007. Reports - Sec. 490F.007. REPORTS. Not later than January 1 of each...

Section 490F.008. Expiration - Sec. 490F.008. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires and the commission is...

Chapter 490G - Economic Incentive Oversight Board

Section 490G.001. Definitions - Sec. 490G.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 490G.002. Establishment and Composition - Sec. 490G.002. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. (a) The Economic Incentive Oversight...

Section 490G.003. Presiding Officer - Sec. 490G.003. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall appoint the presiding...

Section 490G.004. Meetings - Sec. 490G.004. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall meet at least...

Section 490G.005. Review of Certain State Incentive Programs; Performance Matrix - Sec. 490G.005. REVIEW OF CERTAIN STATE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; PERFORMANCE MATRIX....

Section 490G.006. Schedule of Review; Recommendation to Legislative Audit Committee - Sec. 490G.006. SCHEDULE OF REVIEW; RECOMMENDATION TO LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE....

Section 490G.007. Biennial Report - Sec. 490G.007. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than January 1 of...

Section 490G.008. Conflicts of Interest - Sec. 490G.008. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) A member of the...

Section 490G.009. Confidentiality of Information - Sec. 490G.009. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. The provision of information that...

Chapter 490H - Governor's Broadband Development Council

Section 490H.001. Definitions - Sec. 490H.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Broadband" means a...

Section 490H.002. Composition - Sec. 490H.002. COMPOSITION. (a) The council is composed of one...

Section 490H.003. Council Officers; Committees - Sec. 490H.003. COUNCIL OFFICERS; COMMITTEES. (a) The governor shall designate...

Section 490H.004. Meetings - Sec. 490H.004. MEETINGS. (a) The council shall convene at least...

Section 490H.005. Administrative Support - Sec. 490H.005. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The office of the governor shall...

Section 490H.006. Duties - Sec. 490H.006. DUTIES. (a) The council shall: (1) research and...

Section 490H.007. Annual Report - Sec. 490H.007. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than November 1 of...

Section 490H.008. Expiration - Sec. 490H.008. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September 1, 2029. Added...

Chapter 490I - Broadband Development Office

Section 490I.0101. Threshold Speed for Broadband Service - Sec. 490I.0101. THRESHOLD SPEED FOR BROADBAND SERVICE. (a) For purposes...

Section 490I.0102. Office - Sec. 490I.0102. OFFICE. (a) The broadband development office is an...

Section 490I.0103. Powers and Duties - Sec. 490I.0103. POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The broadband development office...

Section 490I.0104. Participation in Proceedings of Federal Communications Commission - Sec. 490I.0104. PARTICIPATION IN PROCEEDINGS OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. (a)...

Section 490I.0105. Broadband Development Map - Sec. 490I.0105. BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT MAP. (a) The broadband development office...

Section 490I.0106. Broadband Development Program - Sec. 490I.0106. BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) The broadband development office...

Section 490I.0107. State Broadband Plan - Sec. 490I.0107. STATE BROADBAND PLAN. (a) The broadband development office...

Section 490I.0108. Broadband Development Account - Sec. 490I.0108. BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT. (a) The broadband development account...

Section 490I.0109. Rulemaking - Sec. 490I.0109. RULEMAKING. The comptroller may adopt rules as necessary...

Section 490I.0110. Board of Advisors - Sec. 490I.0110. BOARD OF ADVISORS. (a) In this section: (1)...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - Executive Branch Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Executive Branch
Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development