Texas Agriculture Code

§ 12.038 — OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS

AG § 12.038Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · Ch. 12. POWERS AND DUTIES

Statute text

(a)The department shall establish and maintain an Office of Rural Affairs. The office shall be headed by a rural affairs director. To be eligible to serve as the rural affairs director, a person must have demonstrated a strong commitment to and involvement in economic development activities in rural areas.

(b)The Office of Rural Affairs shall:

(1)develop a rural resource guide and provide the information to rural areas through print and electronic media and through use of the Texas Business and Community Economic Development Clearinghouse;

(2)provide information to state agencies on the effects of proposed policies or actions that affect rural areas;

(3)cosponsor meetings, to the extent practical, in cooperation with public and private educational institutions to disseminate information beneficial to rural areas;

(4)identify potential opportunities for businesses in rural areas and assist these businesses to maximize those opportunities;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(3), eff. June 17, 2011.