Tex. Gov't Code § 470.003 · Chapter 470. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS
COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The council is composed of nine members appointed as follows:
(1) one ex officio member of the legislature appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(2) one ex officio member of the legislature appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(3) seven members appointed by the governor.
(b) Members appointed by the speaker of the house and the lieutenant governor serve two-year terms. Members appointed by the governor serve four-year staggered terms, with either three or four members' terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(c) In making appointments to the council, the appointing officials shall attempt to achieve representation of all areas of the state.
(d) The governor shall designate the chair and vice chair of the council from among the members of the council.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (S.B. 459), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.470.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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