Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 101A.251. Conflict of Interest

(1) is a member of the board of directors, another governing board, or any committee of the entity, or of a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity, during the same grant cycle;

(2) serves as an elected or appointed officer of the entity;

(3) is an employee of or is negotiating future employment with the entity;

(4) represents the entity;

(5) is a professional associate of a primary member of the entity's project team;

(6) is, or within the preceding six years has been, a student, postdoctoral associate, or part of a laboratory research group for a primary member of the entity's project team;

(7) is engaged or is actively planning to be engaged in collaboration with a primary member of the entity's project team;  or

(8) has long-standing scientific differences or disagreements with a primary member of the entity's project team, and those differences or disagreements:

(1) directly or indirectly owns or controls an ownership interest, including sharing in profits, proceeds, or capital gains, in an entity awarded a grant or applying for a grant from the institute;  or

(2) could reasonably foresee that an action taken by the oversight committee, the program integration committee, a peer review committee, or the institute could result in a financial benefit to the person.