Tex. Occupations Code § 901.164

This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 901.164, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.

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§ 901.164. OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL.

Official statutory text

The board may not contract with outside legal counsel to provide legal services to the board, including representation of the board in a matter referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, unless the contract is approved by the attorney general as provided by Section 402.0212, Government Code, regardless of the source of money to be used to pay the outside counsel.

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