{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-551.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.002","heading":"PROHIBITION OF INTEREST.","body":"The superintendent or director of a department facility or a person connected with that department facility may not:\n(1) sell or have a concern in the sale of merchandise, supplies, or other items to a department facility; or\n(2) have an interest in a contract with a department facility.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1337, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE B. STATE FACILITIES","CHAPTER 551. GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.551.htm#551.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"ec093691f8e28cb020768c975eeda0e1f230c541f541825d621dcce30514c35e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-551.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-551.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}