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TX Govt Code § 572.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.056. Contracts by State Officers With Governmental Entities; Criminal Offense

Sec. 572.056.  CONTRACTS BY STATE OFFICERS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES;  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A state officer may not solicit or accept from a governmental entity a commission, fee, bonus, retainer, or rebate that is compensation for the officer's personal solicitation for the award of a contract for services or sale of goods to a governmental entity.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  a contract that is awarded by competitive bid as provided by law and that is not otherwise prohibited by law;  or(2)  a court appointment.(c)  In this section, "governmental entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or a governmental entity created under the Texas Constitution or a statute of this state.(d)  A state officer who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 572.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.057. Certain Leases Prohibited

Sec. 572.057.  CERTAIN LEASES PROHIBITED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a member of the legislature, an executive or judicial officer elected in a statewide election, or a business entity in which the legislator or officer has a substantial interest may not lease any office space or other real property to the state, a state agency, the legislature or a legislative agency, the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of Criminal Appeals, or a state judicial agency.(b)  A lease made in violation of Subsection (a) is void.(c)  This section does not apply to an individual who is an elected officer on June 16, 1989, for as long as the officer holds that office.(d)  A member of the legislature or a business entity in which the legislator has a substantial interest may donate the use of office space that the member or entity owns and that is located in the member's district to the house of the legislature in which the member serves to be used for the member's official business.  Office space donated under this subsection is not a contribution for purposes of Title 15, Election Code.  Acceptance of a donation of office space under this subsection is not subject to Section 301.032.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 293 (H.B. 1256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 572.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.058. Private Interest in Measure or Decision; Disclosure; Removal From Office for Violation

Sec. 572.058.  PRIVATE INTEREST IN MEASURE OR DECISION;  DISCLOSURE;  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR VIOLATION.  (a)  An elected or appointed officer, other than an officer subject to impeachment under Article XV, Section 2, of the Texas Constitution, who is a member of a board or commission having policy direction over a state agency and who has a personal or private interest in a measure, proposal, or decision pending before the board or commission shall publicly disclose the fact to the board or commission in a meeting called and held in compliance with Chapter 551.  The officer may not vote or otherwise participate in the decision.  The disclosure shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting.(b)  An individual who violates this section is subject to removal from office on the petition of the attorney general on the attorney general's own initiative or on the relation of a resident or of any other member of the board or commission.  The suit must be brought in a district court of Travis County or of the county where the violation is alleged to have been committed.(c)  If the court or jury finds from a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant violated this section and that an ordinary prudent person would have known the individual's conduct to be a violation of this section, the court shall enter judgment removing the defendant from office.(d)  A suit under this section must be brought before the second anniversary of the date the violation is alleged to have been committed, or the suit is barred.(e)  The remedy provided by this section is cumulative of other methods of removal from office provided by the Texas Constitution or a statute of this state.(f)  In this section, "personal or private interest" has the same meaning as is given to it under Article III, Section 22, of the Texas Constitution, governing the conduct of members of the legislature.  For purposes of this section, an individual does not have a "personal or private interest" in a measure, proposal, or decision if the individual is engaged in a profession, trade, or occupation and the individual's interest is the same as all others similarly engaged in the profession, trade, or occupation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 572.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.059. Independence of State and Local Officers Acting in Legislative Capacity

Sec. 572.059.  INDEPENDENCE OF STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS ACTING IN LEGISLATIVE CAPACITY.  (a)  In this section, "legislative measure" includes:(1)  a bill, resolution, order, or other proposal to adopt, enact, amend, or repeal a statute, ordinance, rule, or policy of general application;(2)  a proposal to adopt, enact, amend, or repeal, or to grant a variance or other exception to, a zoning ordinance;  or(3)  a proposed constitutional amendment or charter amendment subject to a vote of the electorate.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a measure that is applicable to a class or subset of persons or matters that is defined in general terms without naming the particular persons or matters is a measure of general application.(c)  To protect the independence of state and local officers acting in a legislative capacity, a state or local officer, whether elected or appointed, including a member of the governing body of a school district or other political subdivision of this state, may not be subject to disciplinary action or a sanction, penalty, disability, or liability for:(1)  an action permitted by law that the officer takes in the officer's official capacity regarding a legislative measure;(2)  proposing, endorsing, or expressing support for or opposition to a legislative measure or taking any action permitted by law to support or oppose a legislative measure;(3)  the effect of a legislative measure or of a change in law proposed by a legislative measure on any person;  or(4)  a breach of duty, in connection with the member's practice of or employment in a licensed or regulated profession or occupation, to disclose to any person information, or to obtain a waiver or consent from any person, regarding:(A)  the officer's actions relating to a legislative measure;  or(B)  the substance, effects, or potential effects of a legislative measure.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 572.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.060. Solicitation of or Recommendations Regarding Contributions to Charitable Organizations and Governmental Entities

Sec. 572.060.  SOLICITATION OF OR RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  (a)  Unless otherwise prohibited by the Code of Judicial Conduct, a state officer or state employee may:(1)  solicit from any person a contribution to:(A)  an organization that:(i)  is exempt from income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed under Section 501(c)(3) of that code;(ii)  does not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of the organization's activities; and(iii)  has not elected under Section 501(h), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to have that subsection apply to the organization; or(B)  a governmental entity; or(2)  recommend to any person that the person make a contribution to an organization or entity described by Subdivision (1).(b)  A monetary contribution solicited or recommended as provided by Subsection (a) must:(1)  be paid or made directly to the charitable organization or governmental entity by the person making the contribution;(2)  be in the form of a check, money order, or similar instrument payable to the charitable organization or governmental entity; or(3)  be in the form of a deduction from a state employee's salary or wage payment under the state employee charitable campaign under Subchapter I, Chapter 659.(c)  A contribution solicited or recommended as provided by Subsection (a) that is not a monetary contribution must be delivered directly to the charitable organization or governmental entity by the person making the contribution.(d)  A contribution paid as provided by Subsection (b) or delivered as provided by Subsection (c) is not:(1)  a political contribution to, or political expenditure on behalf of, the state officer or state employee for purposes of Title 15, Election Code;(2)  an expenditure for purposes of Chapter 305; or(3)  a benefit to the state officer or state employee for purposes of Sections 36.08 and 36.09, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 53 (H.B. 762), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 572.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.061. Certain Gratuities Authorized

Sec. 572.061.  CERTAIN GRATUITIES AUTHORIZED.  This subchapter does not prohibit the acceptance of a gratuity that is accepted and reported in accordance with Section 11.0262, Parks and Wildlife Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 639 (H.B. 2685), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 572.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest|Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions|Section 572.069. Certain Employment for Former State Officer or Employee Restricted

Sec. 572.069.  CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR FORMER STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED.  A former state officer or employee of a state agency who during the period of state service or employment participated on behalf of a state agency in a procurement or contract negotiation involving a person may not accept employment from that person before the second anniversary of the date the contract is signed or the procurement is terminated or withdrawn.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 533), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 573.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 573.001. Definitions

Sec. 573.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Candidate" has the meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.(2)  "Position" includes an office, clerkship, employment, or duty.(3)  "Public official" means:(A)  an officer of this state or of a district, county, municipality, precinct, school district, or other political subdivision of this state;(B)  an officer or member of a board of this state or of a district, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of this state;  or(C)  a judge of a court created by or under a statute of this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 573.002. Degrees of Relationship

Sec. 573.002.  DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP.  Except as provided by Section 573.043, this chapter applies to relationships within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter B. Relationships by Consanguinity or by Affinity|Section 573.021. Method of Computing Degree of Relationship

Sec. 573.021.  METHOD OF COMPUTING DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP.  The degree of a relationship is computed by the civil law method.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter B. Relationships by Consanguinity or by Affinity|Section 573.022. Determination of Consanguinity

Sec. 573.022.  DETERMINATION OF CONSANGUINITY.  (a)  Two individuals are related to each other by consanguinity if:(1)  one is a descendant of the other;  or(2)  they share a common ancestor.(b)  An adopted child is considered to be a child of the adoptive parent for this purpose.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter B. Relationships by Consanguinity or by Affinity|Section 573.023. Computation of Degree of Consanguinity

Sec. 573.023.  COMPUTATION OF DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY.  (a)  The degree of relationship by consanguinity between an individual and the individual's descendant is determined by the number of generations that separate them.  A parent and child are related in the first degree, a grandparent and grandchild in the second degree, a great-grandparent and great-grandchild in the third degree and so on.(b)  If an individual and the individual's relative are related by consanguinity, but neither is descended from the other, the degree of relationship is determined by adding:(1)  the number of generations between the individual and the nearest common ancestor of the individual and the individual's relative;  and(2)  the number of generations between the relative and the nearest common ancestor.(c)  An individual's relatives within the third degree by consanguinity are the individual's:(1)  parent or child (relatives in the first degree);(2)  brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild (relatives in the second degree);  and(3)  great-grandparent, great-grandchild, aunt who is a sister of a parent of the individual, uncle who is a brother of a parent of the individual, nephew who is a child of a brother or sister of the individual, or niece who is a child of a brother or sister of the individual (relatives in the third degree).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter B. Relationships by Consanguinity or by Affinity|Section 573.024. Determination of Affinity

Sec. 573.024.  DETERMINATION OF AFFINITY.  (a)  Two individuals are related to each other by affinity if:(1)  they are married to each other;  or(2)  the spouse of one of the individuals is related by consanguinity to the other individual.(b)  The ending of a marriage by divorce or the death of a spouse ends relationships by affinity created by that marriage unless a child of that marriage is living, in which case the marriage is considered to continue as long as a child of that marriage lives.(c)  Subsection (b) applies to a member of the board of trustees of or an officer of a school district only until the youngest child of the marriage reaches the age of 21 years.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 32, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 573.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter B. Relationships by Consanguinity or by Affinity|Section 573.025. Computation of Degree of Affinity

Sec. 573.025.  COMPUTATION OF DEGREE OF AFFINITY.  (a)  A husband and wife are related to each other in the first degree by affinity.  For other relationships by affinity, the degree of relationship is the same as the degree of the underlying relationship by consanguinity.  For example:  if two individuals are related to each other in the second degree by consanguinity, the spouse of one of the individuals is related to the other individual in the second degree by affinity.(b)  An individual's relatives within the third degree by affinity are:(1)  anyone related by consanguinity to the individual's spouse in one of the ways named in Section 573.023(c);  and(2)  the spouse of anyone related to the individual by consanguinity in one of the ways named in Section 573.023(c).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter C. Nepotism Prohibitions|Section 573.041. Prohibition Applicable to Public Official

Sec. 573.041.  PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICIAL.  A public official may not appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the appointment or confirmation of the appointment of an individual to a position that is to be directly or indirectly compensated from public funds or fees of office if:(1)  the individual is related to the public official within a degree described by Section 573.002;  or(2)  the public official holds the appointment or confirmation authority as a member of a state or local board, the legislature, or a court and the individual is related to another member of that board, legislature, or court within a degree described by Section 573.002.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter C. Nepotism Prohibitions|Section 573.042. Prohibition Applicable to Candidate

Sec. 573.042.  PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO CANDIDATE.  (a)  A candidate may not take an affirmative action to influence the following individuals regarding the appointment, reappointment, confirmation of the appointment or reappointment, employment, reemployment, change in status, compensation, or dismissal of another individual related to the candidate within a degree described by Section 573.002:(1)  an employee of the office to which the candidate seeks election;  or(2)  an employee or another officer of the governmental body to which the candidate seeks election, if the office the candidate seeks is one office of a multimember governmental body.(b)  The prohibition imposed by this section does not apply to a candidate's actions taken regarding a bona fide class or category of employees or prospective employees.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter C. Nepotism Prohibitions|Section 573.043. Prohibition Applicable to District Judge

Sec. 573.043.  PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO DISTRICT JUDGE.  A district judge may not appoint as official stenographer of the judge's district an individual related to the judge or to the district attorney of the district within the third degree.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 573.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle B - Ethics|Chapter 573 - Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions|Subchapter C. Nepotism Prohibitions|Section 573.044. Prohibition Applicable to Trading

Sec. 573.044.  PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO TRADING.  A public official may not appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the appointment or confirmation of the appointment of an individual to a position in which the individual's services are under the public official's direction or control and that is to be compensated directly or indirectly from public funds or fees of office if:(1)  the individual is related to another public official within a degree described by Section 573.002;  and(2)  the appointment, confirmation of the appointment, or vote for appointment or confirmation of the appointment would be carried out in whole or partial consideration for the other public official appointing, confirming the appointment, or voting for the appointment or confirmation of the appointment of an individual who is related to the first public official within a degree described by Section 573.002.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|