Colleges and Universities; Conflicts of Interest; State; Legislature; Legislative Powers; State Boards, Commissions, Departments; A&M University System Board of Regents
GA-0351
Texas Attorney General Opinion
Common-law conflict of interest rules invalidate contract in which regent has a personal financial interest at time of contract formation, except where statute changes common law|Conflict of interest arising after contract formation does not invalidate pre-existing contract|Common law, authority to modify by adopting statute
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