Miscellaneous Expenditures
Entertainment
A state agency may constitutionally pay for entertainment expenses for non-state employees if the payment furthers a state purpose that is connected with the agency’s statutory responsibilities.
See also: Alcohol
Definition:
- Entertainment expenses
- Expenses for items like food, traveling, theatre tickets and parties for persons who are not state officers or employees. The term does not include alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
Source [+]
Opinion of Texas Attorney General No. MW-206 (1980).
Documentation Requirements [+]
A state agency must retain documentation in its files showing the proper public purpose served by paying for the entertainment expenses, and the link between the expenses and the agency’s statutory responsibilities.