Tex. Gov't Code § 808.056 · Subchapter B. DUTIES REGARDING INVESTMENTS
AUTHORIZED INVESTMENT IN LISTED COMPANIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A state governmental entity may cease divesting from one or more listed companies only if clear and convincing evidence shows that:
(1) the state governmental entity has suffered or will suffer a loss in the hypothetical value of all assets under management by the state governmental entity as a result of having to divest from listed companies under this chapter; or
(2) an individual portfolio that uses a benchmark-aware strategy would be subject to an aggregate expected deviation from its benchmark as a result of having to divest from listed companies under this chapter.
(b) A state governmental entity may cease divesting from a listed company as provided by this section only to the extent necessary to ensure that the state governmental entity does not suffer a loss in value or deviate from its benchmark as described by Subsection (a).
(c) Before a state governmental entity may cease divesting from a listed company under this section, the state governmental entity must provide a written report to the comptroller, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, and the attorney general setting forth the reason and justification, supported by clear and convincing evidence, for deciding to cease divestment or to remain invested in a listed company.
(d) The state governmental entity shall update the report required by Subsection (c) semiannually, as applicable.
(e) This section does not apply to reinvestment in a company that is no longer a listed company.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (H.B. 89), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
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.808.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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