Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 2306.185, 2306.186, 2306.269, 2306.358, 2306.6702, 2306.6713, 2306.6720, 2306.6722, 2306.6726, 2306.6728, 2306.6730, 2306.6735, 2306.6738, 2306.851–2306.853, 2306.921–2306.940 § 2306.940
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
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Sec. 2306.940. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. (a) The department shall provide:(1) to migrant agricultural workers in different regions of the state, educational materials or programs that are presented in English, Spanish, and other languages as appropriate and that inform the workers of their rights and remedies under this subchapter; and(2) to persons who own, establish, maintain, operate, procure, make arrangements for, or otherwise provide migrant labor housing facilities, educational materials or programs that are presented in English, Spanish, and other languages as appropriate and that inform the persons of their obligations under this subchapter.(b) To better provide the services described by Subsection (a), the department shall:(1) ensure that, in each region of the state where migrant labor housing facilities are most common, there are persons capable of providing the information described by Subsection (a) in English, Spanish, and other languages as appropriate; and(2) conduct research, including by surveying migrant agricultural workers, concerning:(A) what types of migrant labor housing facilities are most common in different regions of the state; and(B) what regions of the state most need additional or improved migrant labor housing facilities. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 695 (S.B. 243), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER MM. TEXAS FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM
Under Tex. Gov't Code § 2306.940, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is required to produce and distribute multilingual educational materials—covering at least English and Spanish—directed at two distinct audiences: migrant agricultural workers, who are to be informed of their rights and remedies under the migrant labor housing subchapter, and the owners and operators of migrant labor housing facilities, who are to be informed of their legal obligations. The department must also staff each region of the state where such facilities are common with personnel capable of delivering that information in the relevant languages. Additionally, the department is directed to conduct ongoing research, including worker surveys, to identify which types of facilities are most prevalent and which regions have the greatest need for additional or improved housing.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Owners, operators, and others who provide migrant labor housing facilities in Texas should be aware that under Tex. Gov't Code § 2306.940, the state department is obligated to reach out to them directly with educational materials explaining their obligations under the migrant labor housing subchapter. Compliant operators generally familiarize themselves with the materials the department distributes and use them as a baseline reference for understanding what the subchapter requires of them. Because the department is also conducting regional surveys and research under this provision, operators may be contacted as part of data-gathering efforts about facility types and regional housing needs.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Migrant agricultural workers have a right under Tex. Gov't Code § 2306.940 to receive educational materials or programs—in English, Spanish, or another appropriate language—explaining their rights and remedies under the Texas migrant labor housing subchapter. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is required to ensure that regionally stationed personnel are available to deliver this information in accessible languages. Workers who have not received this information, or who believe their housing-related rights have been violated, may consider reaching out to the department directly, contacting a tenant-rights or farmworker advocacy organization, or exploring the remedies described in the broader migrant labor housing subchapter.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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