89R1837 CXP-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 169       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to establishing a communications office in the Texas   Economic Development and Tourism Office.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 481, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 481.0065 to read as follows:          Sec. 481.0065.  COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE. (a) The office   shall establish and maintain a communications office.          (b)  The office may hire a director of the communications   office and staff as necessary to perform the duties of the   communications office under this section.          (c)  The communications office shall assist the office in   marketing and promoting the state both domestically and   internationally through advertising, public service announcements,   and other means that focus on state and federal laws that persons   should be aware of when doing business in the state or visiting the   state as a tourist.          (d)  The communications office shall prepare and distribute   information regarding laws and programs, including the enforcement   of laws, relating to entry into this state for purposes of business,   tourism, and immigration.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.