Tex. Government Code § 3104.002: DESIGNATING POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIANS, AND STATE ARTISTS.

(a) The committee shall designate:

(1) a Texas poet laureate;

(2) a Texas state musician for the classical genre;

(3) a Texas state musician for the nonclassical genre;

(4) a Texas state artist for two-dimensional media; and

(5) a Texas state artist for three-dimensional media.

(b) The committee shall choose the poet laureate, state musicians, and state artists from a list of persons submitted by the commission.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.024(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 281), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.