Tex. Codes » Human Resources Code · TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CHAPTER 40. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 40.022 (2026)

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Sec. 40.022. APPOINTMENTS. (a) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(b) Appointments to the council shall be made so that each geographic area of the state is represented on the council. Notwithstanding Subsection (a), appointments to the council must reflect the ethnic diversity of this state.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.

Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (H.B. 140), Sec. 7(3), eff. September 1, 2026.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0505 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2026).
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Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0505 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2026). “002(g); TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 40.022; TEX. EDUC. CODE § 12.”
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