Tex. Gov't Code § 572.056 · Subchapter C. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS
CONTRACTS BY STATE OFFICERS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A state officer may not solicit or accept from a governmental entity a commission, fee, bonus, retainer, or rebate that is compensation for the officer's personal solicitation for the award of a contract for services or sale of goods to a governmental entity.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a contract that is awarded by competitive bid as provided by law and that is not otherwise prohibited by law; or
(2) a court appointment.
(c) In this section, "governmental entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or a governmental entity created under the Texas Constitution or a statute of this state.
(d) A state officer who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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.572.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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