Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of a conflict of interest statue, Government Code section 2054.022(a)(7), which prohibits a board member or executive director of the Department of Information Resources from accepting or receiving "money or another thing of value from an individual, firm, or corporation to whom a contract may be awarded" (RQ-0706-GA).