{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-468.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 468.002","heading":"DESIGNATION OF STATE DEMOGRAPHER.","body":"(a) The governor shall appoint an employee or officer of a state agency as the state demographer from a list submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor.\n(b) To be eligible for designation as state demographer, a person must have:\n(1) a graduate degree with specialization in demography or a closely related field of study; and\n(2) extensive experience in employing demographic and related socioeconomic data for use by legislative, public, and private entities.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 468. STATE DEMOGRAPHER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.468.htm#468.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"56493592bf8f0394cd87a9cfd926a7f7140e5e54a4004972cc3e652680b861b6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-468.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-468.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}