{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.785","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 51.785","heading":"CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED.","body":"The board of an institution may not enter into a contract with a person relating to a permanent improvement project at the institution under which the institution makes contractual payments to the person that are not reflected on the institution's financial statement unless the board:\n(1) is specifically authorized to enter into the contract by other law; or\n(2) receives prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 759 (H.B. 3291), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBCHAPTER T. CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51.htm#51.785","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"f997fa30641486bf286de332b1b7b7052603c3f9a284bb55f1a6109740c201e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.784","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}