PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 2261.302.
in effectA contractor or subcontractor of a state agency or a vendor responding to a contract solicitation may not directly or indirectly through a third party:
(1) engage in surveillance targeting:
(A) a member of the state legislature or a person employed to support the state legislature in any capacity;
(B) a family member of a person described by Paragraph (A);
(C) a state agency employee; or
(D) an individual making a complaint or raising concerns regarding state agency operations or contracting;
(2) engage in an act of intimidation, coercion, extortion, undue influence, or other similar conduct intended to influence, silence, or retaliate against a person described by Subdivision (1)(A), (B), (C), or (D); or
(3) use private or confidential information to manipulate or influence a state contracting decision or proceeding.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 5061 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.