Tex. Gov't Code § 481.0215 · Subchapter B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE
COORDINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The executive director of the department or its successor shall work with the legislature and state agencies to identify grants and programs at all levels of government and to maximize access to federal funds for economic development.
(b) At the direction of the governor, the executive director of the department or its successor shall work with each state agency that administers a program relating to job training or job creation, including the Texas Workforce Commission, the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness, the Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Rural Affairs, to address the challenges facing the agencies relating to job training and job creation.
(c) The executive director of the department or its successor may form partnerships or enter into agreements with private entities and develop connections with existing businesses in this state for the purpose of improving the marketing of this state through networking and clarifying the potential of the businesses for expansion.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.481.htm
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