EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 672.002.
in effect(a) An individual who was under the permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day preceding the individual's 18th birthday is entitled to a preference in employment with a state agency over other applicants for the same position who do not have a greater qualification.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) the position of private secretary or deputy of an official or department; or
(2) an individual holding a strictly confidential relation to the employing officer.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 1043 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.