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