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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 478.0051. Events Eligible for Funding

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Only an event listed in Section 478.0001(3) is eligible for funding under this chapter.

(b) A listed event may receive funding through the program only if:

(1) a site selection organization, after considering through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be held:

(A) one time; or

(B) if the event is scheduled under an event contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period of years, one time in each year;

(2) a site selection organization selects a site in this state as:

(A) the sole site for the event; or

(B) the sole site for the event in a region composed of this state and one or more adjoining states;

(3) the event is held not more than one time in any year;

(4) the incremental increase in tax receipts determined under Section 478.0102 is at least $1 million; and

(5) not later than the 30th day before the first day of the event, a site selection organization submits a plan to prevent the trafficking of persons in connection with the event to:

(A) the office of the attorney general; and

(B) the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(GG) may receive funding through the program if a portion of the event is held at one or more sites located in another state or country.

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