Tex. Transportation Code § 204.008: PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTS.

(a) The department may contract with a private entity to produce, market, and distribute material published under Sections 204.001-204.006 on the terms, including terms providing cost savings, the department considers beneficial to this state.

(b) A contract may:

(1) include cooperative strategies the department considers to provide cost benefits; and

(2) provide for acceptance of paid advertising in the material if the quality and quantity of the material are maintained.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 16.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.