{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2254.153","heading":"CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORIZED.","body":"Subject to Section 402.0212, a state agency may contract for outside legal services.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.18, eff. June 18, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2254. PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER D. OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2254.htm#2254.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"afe0b9440d2364956de63567220a4d422f5ec849146cf5ec70458921fde73080","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2254.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}