{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2031.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2031.001","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF TEXAS DERBIES.","body":"(a) The commission shall establish as Texas Derbies the following annual stakes races:\n(1) one race open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds;\n(2) one race open only to three-year-old Texas-bred Thoroughbreds;\n(3) one race open to three-year-old quarter horses; and\n(4) one race open only to three-year-old Texas-bred quarter horses.\n(b) Each Texas Derby must be held annually on a date and at the class 1 racetrack determined by the commission. The commission shall determine the location of each Texas Derby in consultation with:\n(1) each class 1 racetrack;\n(2) the official state horse breed registries; and\n(3) the official horsemen's organization.\n(c) The commission may sell the right to name a Texas Derby. The commission shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of the right to name a Texas Derby into the Texas Derby escrow purse fund established under Section 2031.004.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2031. TEXAS DERBIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2031.htm#2031.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"e61c98513e56279bc1e05ab1d2da9db6d9af3079fa6e528a632a58a9fffaa04e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2030.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2031.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}