Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Subtitle B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Chapter 662. HOLIDAYS AND RECOGNITION DAYS, WEEKS, AND MONTHS |
Subchapter E. RECOGNITION WEEKS |
Sec. 662.153. MONARCH BUTTERFLY WEEK
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(a) The first seven days of October are Monarch Butterfly Week to encourage Texas residents and visitors to study, observe, and promote the life of the state insect, the monarch butterfly.
(b) Through participation in the Texas Monarch Watch program sponsored by the Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas residents and visitors may help scientists answer research questions about monarch biology and migration.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 501 , Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.