No. You would only need to report income on a CA return if you performed services in CA for which you were compensated. When you perform services outside of CA, such as in Texas, for a CA company, CA does not tax that income. You would pay only federal tax on that income as Texas does not have an income tax.
If the consulting work you did was performed in CA, then you should select "yes" when responding to the question about earning money in another state.
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After additional review, we need to modify the prior response. There are situations where a non-resident would not pay CA tax; however, given that you are an independent contractor performing services for a CA based company, the compensation you received would be considered CA source income. Thus, you need to file a CA non-resident return.
[Edited 02/03/23 | 3:43pm PST]
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