A state agency may not spend more than the amount authorized for the cost of a project unless the governor and the Legislative Budget Board approve the expenditure. Once the cost of a project reaches the amount authorized for the project, each change to approved project plans must be approved by the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Gov't Code § 2166.260
APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES REQUIRED
Known as the State Purchasing and General Services Act
The act spans §§ 2151.001 to 2177.010 (567 sections).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.43, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.