Sec. 485.023.  QUALIFICATION.  To qualify for a grant under this subchapter:
(1)  a production company must have spent a minimum of:
(A)  $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or television program; or
(B)  $100,000 in in-state spending for a commercial or series of commercials, an educational or instructional video or series of educational or instructional videos, or a digital interactive media production;
(2)  at least 55 percent of the production crew, actors, and extras for a moving image project must be Texas residents unless the office determines and certifies in writing that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are not available to the company at the time principal photography begins;
(3)  at least 60 percent of the moving image project must be filmed in Texas; and
(4)  a production company must submit to the office an expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office, that reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts, invoices, pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary by the office to accurately determine the amount of a production company's in-state spending that has occurred.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 342 (S.B. 1142), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (H.B. 1634), Sec. 5, eff. June 8, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2 (H.B. 873), Sec. 2, eff. April 23, 2009.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 4539), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.