(a) The commission may not employ or continue to employ a person who owns a financial interest in:
(1) a bingo commercial lessor, bingo distributor, or bingo manufacturer; or
(2) a lottery sales agency or a lottery operator.
(b) The commission may not employ or continue to employ a person who is a spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of a person who is subject to a disqualification prescribed by Subsection (a).

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 467.035

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) In employing the executive director and other employees, the commission shall strive to reflect the diversity of the population of the state as regards race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, and national origin.