Texas Government Code Title 11, Chapter 3104 - Poet Laureate, State Musician, State Historian, And State Artists

SUBCHAPTER A POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIAN, AND STATE ARTISTS

• Texas Section 3104.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on the Arts. (2) "Committee" means the Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician, and State Artist Committee....
• Texas Section 3104.002 - Designating Poet Laureate, State Musician, And State Artists
  (a) The committee shall designate: (1) a Texas poet laureate; (2) a Texas state musician; (3) a Texas state artist for two-dimensional media; and (4)...
• Texas Section 3104.003 - Committee
  (a) The committee consists of seven members as follows: (1) one member appointed by the governor; (2) three members appointed by the lieutenant governor; and...
• Texas Section 3104.004 - Recommendations From Commission
  (a) The commission shall solicit nominations from the arts and cultural community for the poet laureate, state musician, and state artists. The commission shall use...
• Texas Section 3104.005 - Designation Ceremony
  The governor and members of the committee shall honor the persons designated as poet laureate, state musician, and state artists in a ceremony at the...
• Texas Section 3104.006 - Duration Of Designation
  A person designated as the poet laureate, the state musician, or a state artist retains the designation for one year from the date of the...

SUBCHAPTER B TEXAS STATE HISTORIAN

• Texas Section 3104.007 - Pay And Emoluments Prohibited
  A person designated as the poet laureate, the state musician, or a state artist does not receive any pay or emolument based on that designation....
• Texas Section 3104.051 - State Historian
  (a) The state historian shall be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas State Historical Association. If...

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