The board may not contract with outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the board, including representation of the board in a matter referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, unless the contract is approved by the attorney general as provided by Section 402.0212, Government Code, regardless of the source of money to be used to pay the outside counsel.
Tex. Occ. Code § 901.164
OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL
Known as the Public Accountancy Act
The act spans §§ 901–901 (127 sections).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 3, 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.