Texas Education Code - EDUC § 62.164. Grant Award Criteria; Priorities

(a) In awarding grants, the office shall give priority to grant proposals that involve the recruitment of distinguished researchers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. With respect to proposals involving those fields, the office shall give priority to proposals that demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of contributing substantially to this state's national and global economic competitiveness.

(b) A grant proposal should identify a specific distinguished researcher being recruited.