Section 16.205 - Engage in Business in Texas(a) Except as addressed by a NOFA, to be eligible to receive a grant award, a grant applicant must engage in business in the state of Texas by: (1) maintaining employees in the state of Texas;(2) having a fixed place of business in the state of Texas; or(3) providing any service in the state of Texas, whether or not the individuals performing the service are residents of the state.(b) Grant applicants responding to a NOFA may be located outside the state of Texas when the grant application is submitted and reviewed; however, the grant applicant must demonstrate that it engages in business in the state of Texas as a condition of the grant award.(c) A grant recipient's failure to engage in business in the state of Texas is a violation of these rules for the purpose of § 16.218 of this subchapter.34 Tex. Admin. Code § 16.205
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 27, July 7, 2023, TexReg 3700, eff. 7/10/2023