Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under this subchapter: (1) a production company must have spent a minimum of: (A) $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or television program; or (B) $100,000 in in-state spending for a commercial or series of commercials, an educational or instructional video or series of educational or instructional videos, or a digital interactive media production; (2) unless the office determines and certifies in writing that a sufficient number of qualified crew, actors, and extras are not available to the company at the time principal photography begins, the percentage of the production crew, actors, and extras for a moving image project who are Texas residents must be at least: (A) 35 percent for a moving image project that begins principal photography on or after September 1, 2025, and before September 1, 2027; (B) 40 percent for a moving image project that begins principal photography on or after September 1, 2027, and before September 1, 2029; (C) 45 percent for a moving image project that begins principal photography on or after September 1, 2029, and before September 1, 2031; and (D) 50 percent for a moving image project that begins principal photography on or after September 1, 2031; (3) at least 60 percent of the moving image project must be filmed in Texas; and (4) a production company must submit to the office an expended budget, in a format prescribed by the office, that reflects all in-state spending and includes all receipts, invoices, pay orders, and other documentation considered necessary by the office to accurately determine the amount of a production company's in-state spending that has occurred.
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