{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2170.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2170.052","heading":"BALANCING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND EXISTING FACILITIES.","body":"In the planning, design, implementation, and operation of the consolidated telecommunications system, the department shall maintain an appropriate balance between the adoption of technological advancements and the efficient use of existing facilities and services to avoid misapplication of state money and degradation or loss of the integrity of existing systems and facilities.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 4.24, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2170. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. SYSTEM OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2170.htm#2170.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"17ad60a6ee99779b0d58ff3e4fcef782b4077ee4d4cc30bc6e374966b41e7901","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2170.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2170.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}