Tex. Gov't Code § 2277.002 · Chapter 2277. AGREEMENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS
PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A governmental entity may not enter into an agreement with a professional sports team that requires a financial commitment by this state or any governmental entity unless the agreement includes:
(1) a written verification that the professional sports team will play the United States national anthem at the beginning of each team sporting event held at the team's home venue or other facility controlled by the team for the event; and
(2) a provision providing that failure to comply with the written verification required by Subdivision (1) for any team sporting event at the team's home venue or other facility:
(A) constitutes a default of the agreement;
(B) immediately subjects the team to any penalty the agreement authorizes for default, which may include requiring the team to repay any money paid to the team by this state or any governmental entity or classifying the team as ineligible to receive further money under the agreement; and
(C) may subject the team to debarment from contracting with this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 833 (S.B. 4), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Redesignated from Government Code, Chapter 2274 by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 24.001(23), eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2277.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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