{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-481.0067","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 481.0067","heading":"SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE.","body":"(a) The executive director shall designate an individual as the small business advocate.\n(b) To be eligible to serve as the small business advocate, a person must have demonstrated a strong commitment to and involvement in small business efforts.\n(c) The small business advocate shall:\n(1) serve as the principal focal point in this state for assisting small and historically underutilized businesses;\n(2) assist small and historically underutilized businesses by identifying:\n(A) conflicting state policy goals and state agency rules that may inhibit small and historically underutilized business development;\n(B) financial barriers for those businesses; and\n(C) sources of financial assistance for those businesses;\n(3) provide assistance to small and historically underutilized businesses in complying with federal, state, and local laws; and\n(4) perform research, studies, and analyses of matters affecting the interests of small and historically underutilized businesses.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 481. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.481.htm#481.0067","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7f0a074f9ceac433b459b096b10d7902b6cd1a00be62a9e93eb4bffd59ce5306","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-481.0066","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-481.0068"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}