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| 1 | 1 | 89R1837 CXP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Guillen H.B. No. 169 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to establishing a communications office in the Texas | |
| 10 | 10 | Economic Development and Tourism Office. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 481, Government Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 481.0065 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 481.0065. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE. (a) The office | |
| 15 | 15 | shall establish and maintain a communications office. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) The office may hire a director of the communications | |
| 17 | 17 | office and staff as necessary to perform the duties of the | |
| 18 | 18 | communications office under this section. | |
| 19 | 19 | (c) The communications office shall assist the office in | |
| 20 | 20 | marketing and promoting the state both domestically and | |
| 21 | 21 | internationally through advertising, public service announcements, | |
| 22 | 22 | and other means that focus on state and federal laws that persons | |
| 23 | 23 | should be aware of when doing business in the state or visiting the | |
| 24 | 24 | state as a tourist. | |
| 25 | 25 | (d) The communications office shall prepare and distribute | |
| 26 | 26 | information regarding laws and programs, including the enforcement | |
| 27 | 27 | of laws, relating to entry into this state for purposes of business, | |
| 28 | 28 | tourism, and immigration. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |