1. (a) An applicant may be disqualified at any time if a project does not meet the necessary requirements or if an application is incomplete. If a project is disqualified, the applicant will be notified by email. Applications that have been disqualified may be resubmitted with the required changes, no earlier than 30 calendar days before the principal start date, and no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on the business day preceding the principal start date.
2. (b) In the case of a change in principal start or completion date, the applicant must notify the Texas Film Commission by email of the new principal start or completion date, and must give the reason(s) for the change. If the start of the project is delayed for more than 30 days, an application will be discarded and the production must reapply.

3. (c) An application may also be disqualified for the following reasons:

   1. (1) Failure to submit required documents and notifications, or additional documents as requested;
   2. (2) Failure to meet minimum thresholds for in-state spending, number of Texas residents hired, and/or adequate percentage of production days;
   3. (3) Submission of false information;
   4. (4) Inappropriate content or content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion described in Texas Penal Code Annotated §43.23; or
   5. (5) Ineligible project as listed in §121.4 of this chapter.

Source Note:The provisions of this §121.10 adopted to be effective March 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 2019.