Sec. 1201.027.  AUTHORITY OF ISSUER TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.  (a)  An issuer has exclusive authority to select, contract with, and determine the basis for compensation of a person to provide legal and other services as may be determined by the issuer to be necessary in connection with the issuer's issuance of public securities or administration of its affairs that pertain to the issuance of public securities.  The selection of legal counsel shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, applicable to the selection by a governmental entity of a provider of professional engineering services.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not impair the authority of the attorney general under Section 402.0212 to approve a contract for legal services entered into by a state agency.
(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), to the extent of a conflict between this section and another law or a municipal charter, this section controls.
(d)  An issuer of a state security, as defined by Section 1231.001, that selects or contracts with a person to provide services under Subsection (a) shall, on request, submit to the Bond Review Board:
(1)  the request for proposals to provide the services not later than the date the request for proposals is published;
(2)  each final proposal received to provide the services before a contract for the services is entered into by the issuer; and
(3)  an executed contract entered into by an issuer for services under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1332), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.