Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 54.002 : BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE — BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND AGREEMENTS — COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS FOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES — Contract TEXT PDF (a) A contract between a principal and a sales representative under which the sales representative is to solicit wholesale orders within this state must: (1) be in writing or in a computer-based medium; and (2) state the method by which the sales representative's commission is to be computed and paid. (b) The principal shall provide the sales representative with a copy of the contract. (c) A provision in the contract establishing venue for an action arising under the contract in a state other than this state is void. Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 54.002 Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885, Sec. 2.01, eff. 4/1/2009.