{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2254.026","heading":"CONTRACT WITH CONSULTANT.","body":"A state agency may contract with a consultant only if:\n(1) there is a substantial need for the consulting services; and\n(2) the agency cannot adequately perform the services with its own personnel or obtain the consulting services through a contract with a state governmental entity.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2254. PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. CONSULTING SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2254.htm#2254.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"6c1d5fc9e9b7304a7dae7e7469769b4c6dc5acf039119a3766395cf42284b73e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}