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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2054.138

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Each state agency entering into or renewing a contract with a vendor authorized to access, transmit, use, or store data for the agency shall include a provision in the contract requiring the vendor to meet the security controls the agency determines are proportionate with the agency’s risk under the contract based on the sensitivity of the agency’s data. The vendor must periodically provide to the agency evidence that the vendor meets the security controls required under the contract.