Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 468.002 - Designation of State Demographer(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.(b) To be eligible for designation as state demographer, a person must have: (1) a graduate degree with specialization in demography or a closely related field of study; and(2) extensive experience in employing demographic and related socioeconomic data for use by legislative, public, and private entities.Tex. Gov't. Code § 468.002
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2001.