Government Code §2167.002

(a) The commission may lease space for a state agency in accordance with this chapter and the agency's specifications if: (1) state-owned space is not otherwise available to the agency; and (2) the agency has verified it has money available to pay for the lease. (b) In making a determination under this section that state-owned space is not available to a state agency, the commission must consider all reasonably available state-owned space in this state, regardless of whether utilizing state-owned space would require the agency to move all or part of the agency's operations to a different geographic location in this state.