{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.357","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 437.357","heading":"DESIGN; RIBBONS.","body":"(a) The department shall design and have manufactured the medals, awards, decorations, and ribbons awarded under this subchapter and others that the adjutant general has approved for award.\n(b) The department may purchase or replace medals, awards, decorations, and ribbons authorized under this subchapter for the recipient, the decedent's family, and nonprofit and governmental entities honoring the recipient or decedent.\n(c) The adjutant general shall adopt regulations prescribing when a ribbon may be appropriately worn instead of the medal it symbolizes.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 68, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 613, Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 1991.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter J, Chapter 431 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 437. TEXAS MILITARY","SUBCHAPTER H. AWARDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.437.htm#437.357","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b6bf287e5f3f08e46dac2476903e74e3f4ecaac4aaaefa7faa8bb376258a6dc7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.356","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}