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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The commission shall hire employees as necessary to administer this subtitle.
(b) The commission shall employ the executive director and other employees to reflect the diversity of the state's population with regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, and national origin.
(c) The commission may not employ or continue to employ a person who:
(1) owns or controls a financial interest in a commission license holder;
(2) is employed by or serves as a paid consultant to a commission license holder, an official state breed registry, or a Texas trade association, as defined by Section 2022.004(a), in the field of horse or greyhound racing or breeding;
(3) owns or leases a race animal that participates in pari-mutuel racing in this state;
(4) accepts or is entitled to any part of the purse or Texas-bred incentive award to be paid on a horse or a greyhound in a race conducted in this state; or
(5) resides with or is related within the first degree by affinity or consanguinity to a person subject to a disqualification prescribed by this subsection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2022.052. Employees; Restrictions on Employment - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-2022-052/
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