(a) A state agency shall post high-value data set(s)
it creates or maintains on a generally accessible Internet website
maintained by or for the agency, if the agency:
(1) can do so using existing resources at no additional
cost to the state;
(2) enters into a contract advantageous to the state
under which the contractor posts the data set on the Internet website
at no additional cost to the state; or
(3) receives a gift or grant specifically for the purpose
of posting one or more of the agency's high-value data sets on the
Internet website.
(b) A high-value data set posted by a state agency
under subsection (a) of this section must be raw data in open standard
format that allows the public to search, extract, organize, and analyze
the information.
(c) A state agency posting high-value data set(s) under
subsection (a) of this section must:
(1) have a conspicuously displayed link on either the
agency's Internet website home page or another intuitive location
accessible from the agency's Internet website home page.
(2) provide a brief description of the data set(s)
and a link to the data set(s) to the Department to post on the state
electronic Internet portal, Texas.gov.
(d) If a high-value data set is posted on the state
agency's website, the web page on which the high-value data set is
posted must use the agency's Internet website home page address and
include the uniform resource locator suffix "data."
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