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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required agreement provisions regarding the playing of |
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the national anthem for funding administered by the Texas Economic |
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Development and Tourism Office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 475, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 475.0005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 475.0005. REQUIRED PROVISION ON PERFORMANCE OF |
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NATIONAL ANTHEM. An agreement under this subtitle between the |
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office, an endorsing county or municipality, or a local organizing |
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committee and a site selection organization that includes a |
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financial commitment of this state or a county or municipality of |
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this state must contain a written verification from the site |
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selection organization guaranteeing the national anthem of the |
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United States will be performed at the beginning of the game or |
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event for which funds are committed under the agreement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |