{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 487.154","heading":"LOANS.","body":"(a) The department may award forgivable educational loans to eligible students under this subchapter.\n(b) The department may award forgivable loans to eligible students based on the availability of money in the fund.\n(c) If in any year the fund is inadequate to provide loans to all eligible students, the department may award forgivable loans on a priority basis according to the students' academic performance, test scores, and other criteria of eligibility.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 23, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 487. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER E. HEALTH CAREERS PROMOTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.487.htm#487.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"26d255b4af806e36f024ccb35cece4dbc59e9cb9222920a930e855ce5cbd457b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}