{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2151.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2151.005","heading":"EXEMPTIONS RELATED TO LEGAL SERVICES.","body":"This subtitle does not apply to:\n(1) obtaining outside legal counsel services;\n(2) obtaining expert witnesses; or\n(3) procuring litigation-related goods and services for which competitive procurement is not feasible under the circumstances.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.04, eff. June 18, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2151. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2151.htm#2151.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"35efd5410ab9271802b269501d78ec7cd3e81f425c88c44bd776648aae4b018b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2151.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2152.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}