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Tex. Gov't Code § 2261.302

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 5061), Sec. 2, eff

A contractor or subcontractor of a state agency or a vendor responding to a contract solicitation may not directly or indirectly through a third party:

(1) engage in surveillance targeting:

(A) a member of the state legislature or a person employed to support the state legislature in any capacity;

(B) a family member of a person described by Paragraph (A);

(C) a state agency employee; or

(D) an individual making a complaint or raising concerns regarding state agency operations or contracting;

(2) engage in an act of intimidation, coercion, extortion, undue influence, or other similar conduct intended to influence, silence, or retaliate against a person described by Subdivision (1)(A), (B), (C), or (D); or

(3) use private or confidential information to manipulate or influence a state contracting decision or proceeding.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.