Texas Education Code - EDUC § 56.143. Eligible Student

(1) complete and file with the department, on forms prescribed by the department, a conditional grant application and a declaration of intent to become a member of an eligible profession and work for the department for the two academic years immediately following the date of the student's receipt of an eligible degree;

(2) enroll in an institution;

(3) be a Texas resident, as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule;

(4) be economically disadvantaged, as defined by department rule; and

(5) have complied with any other requirements adopted by the department under this subchapter.

(1) shall give highest priority to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need; and

(2) may consider whether the applicant would be the first generation of the applicant's family to attend or graduate from an undergraduate program or from a graduate or professional program.