Texas Education Code - EDUC § 43.058. Ethics Policy;  Conflicts of Interest

(a) The board of directors shall adopt an ethics policy that provides standards of conduct relating to the management and investment of the permanent school fund in accordance with Section 43.0031(a).  The ethics policy must include provisions applicable to:

(b) A member of the board of directors, an employee of the corporation, and a person who provides services to the corporation relating to the management or investment of the permanent school fund shall disclose in writing to the corporation any business, commercial, or other relationship that could reasonably be expected to diminish the person's independence of judgment in the performance of the person's responsibilities relating to the management or investment of the permanent school fund.

(c) The board of directors shall define in the ethics policy adopted under Subsection (a) the types of relationships that may create a possible conflict of interest.

(d) A person who makes a written disclosure under Subsection (b) stating a possible conflict of interest may not give advice or make decisions about a matter affected by the possible conflict of interest unless the board of directors expressly waives this prohibition.  The board of directors may delegate the authority to waive the prohibition established by this subsection.