Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 487.105. Eligibility for Outstanding Rural Scholar Competition

(1) be nominated and sponsored by a rural community, which sponsorship must include financial support;

(2) be a Texas resident under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code;  1

(3) if the person is a high school student, be in the upper 25 percent of the student's high school class, if the class contains 48 or more students, and intend to enter a postsecondary educational institution;  and

(4) if the person is an undergraduate student, be in the upper 25 percent of the student's class or have a cumulative grade average that is equal to or greater than the equivalent of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.