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2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.002. Contents of Appointment

Sec. 252.002.  CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT.  (a)  A campaign treasurer appointment must be in writing and include:
(1)  the campaign treasurer's name;
(2)  the campaign treasurer's residence or business street address;
(3)  the campaign treasurer's telephone number;  and
(4)  the name of the person making the appointment.
(b)  A political committee that files its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission must notify the commission in writing of any change in the campaign treasurer's address not later than the 10th day after the date on which the change occurs.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.05, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.0031. Contents of Appointment by Specific-Purpose Committee

Sec. 252.0031.  CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE.  (a)  In addition to the information required by Section 252.002, a campaign treasurer appointment by a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) must include:
(1)  the name of and the office sought by the candidate; and
(2)  before the committee may use a political contribution from a corporation or a labor organization to make a direct campaign expenditure in connection with a campaign for an elective office, an affidavit stating that:
(A)  the committee is not established or controlled by a candidate or an officeholder; and
(B)  the committee will not use any political contribution from a corporation or a labor organization to make a political contribution to:
(i)  a candidate for elective office;
(ii)  an officeholder; or
(iii)  a political committee that has not filed an affidavit under this subdivision or Section 252.003(a)(4).
(a-1)  If the information required to be provided under Subsection (a) changes, the committee shall immediately file an amended appointment reflecting the change.
(a-2)  Filing an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2) does not create any additional reporting requirements under Section 254.261.
(b)  The name of a specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) must include the name of the candidate that the committee supports.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.15(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.03, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 2586), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.0032. Contents of Appointment by Candidate

Sec. 252.0032.  CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE.  (a)  In addition to the information required by Section 252.002, a campaign treasurer appointment by a candidate must include:
(1)  the candidate's telephone number;  and
(2)  a statement, signed by the candidate, that the candidate is aware of the nepotism law, Chapter 573, Government Code.
(b)  A campaign treasurer appointment that is filed in a manner other than by use of an officially prescribed form is not invalid because it fails to comply with Subsection (a)(2).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.15(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3A.03, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.004. Designation of Oneself

Sec. 252.004.  DESIGNATION OF ONESELF.  An individual may appoint himself or herself as campaign treasurer.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 238, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.005. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: Candidate

Sec. 252.005.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED:  CANDIDATE.  An individual must file a campaign treasurer appointment for the individual's own candidacy with:
(1)  the commission, if the appointment is made for candidacy for:
(A)  a statewide office;
(B)  a district office filled by voters of more than one county;
(C)  a judicial district office filled by voters of only one county;
(D)  state senator;
(E)  state representative;  or
(F)  the State Board of Education;
(2)  the county clerk, if the appointment is made for candidacy for a county office, a precinct office, or a district office other than one included in Subdivision (1);
(3)  the clerk or secretary of the governing body of the political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no clerk or secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political subdivision other than a county;
(4)  the county clerk if:
(A)  the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political subdivision other than a county;
(B)  the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed;  and
(C)  no boundary of the political subdivision crosses a boundary of the county;  or
(5)  the commission if:
(A)  the appointment is made for candidacy for an office of a political subdivision other than a county;
(B)  the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed;  and
(C)  the political subdivision is situated in more than one county.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.07, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 511, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.006. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: Specific-Purpose Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Assisting Officeholder

Sec. 252.006.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED:  SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CANDIDATE OR ASSISTING OFFICEHOLDER.  A specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate or assisting an officeholder must file its campaign treasurer appointment with the same authority as the appointment for candidacy for the office.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.007. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: Specific-Purpose Committee for Supporting or Opposing Measure

Sec. 252.007.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED:  SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING MEASURE.  A specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a measure must file its campaign treasurer appointment with:
(1)  the commission, if the measure is to be submitted to voters of the entire state;
(2)  the county clerk, if the measure is to be submitted to voters of a single county in an election ordered by a county authority;
(3)  the secretary of the governing body of the political subdivision or, if the political subdivision has no secretary, with the governing body's presiding officer, if the measure is to be submitted at an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county;
(4)  the county clerk if:
(A)  the measure concerns a political subdivision other than a county;
(B)  the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed;  and
(C)  no boundary of the political subdivision crosses a boundary of a county;  or
(5)  the commission if:
(A)  the measure concerns a political subdivision other than a county;
(B)  the governing body for the political subdivision has not been formed;  and
(C)  the political subdivision is situated in more than one county.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.08, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.008. Multiple Filings by Specific-Purpose Committee Not Required

Sec. 252.008.  MULTIPLE FILINGS BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE NOT REQUIRED.  If under this chapter a specific-purpose committee is required to file its campaign treasurer appointment with more than one authority, the appointment need only be filed with the commission and, if so filed, need not be filed with the other authorities.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.09, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.009. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: General-Purpose Committee

Sec. 252.009.  AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED:  GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE.  A general-purpose committee must file its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.10, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.010. Transfer of Appointment

Sec. 252.010.  TRANSFER OF APPOINTMENT.  (a)  If a candidate who has filed a campaign treasurer appointment decides to seek a different office that would require the appointment to be filed with another authority, a copy of the appointment certified by the authority with whom it was originally filed must be filed with the other authority in addition to the new campaign treasurer appointment.
(b)  The original appointment terminates on the filing of the copy with the appropriate authority or on the 10th day after the date the decision to seek a different office is made, whichever is earlier.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.011. Time Appointment Takes Effect; Period of Effectiveness

Sec. 252.011.  TIME APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT;  PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.  (a)  A campaign treasurer appointment takes effect at the time it is filed with the authority specified by this chapter.
(b)  A campaign treasurer appointment continues in effect until terminated.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.012. Removal of Campaign Treasurer

Sec. 252.012.  REMOVAL OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER.  (a)  A campaign treasurer appointed under this chapter may be removed at any time by the appointing authority by filing the written appointment of a successor in the same manner as the original appointment.
(b)  The appointment of a successor terminates the appointment of the campaign treasurer who is removed.
(c)  If the campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose political committee required to file its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission or of a general-purpose political committee is removed by the committee, the departing campaign treasurer shall immediately file written notification of the termination of appointment with the commission.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.11, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.013. Termination of Appointment on Vacating Position

Sec. 252.013.  TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT ON VACATING POSITION.  (a)  If a campaign treasurer resigns or otherwise vacates the position, the appointment is terminated at the time the vacancy occurs.
(b)  A campaign treasurer who vacates the treasurer's position shall immediately notify the appointing authority in writing of the vacancy.
(c)  If the campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose political committee required to file its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission or of a general-purpose political committee resigns or otherwise vacates the position, the campaign treasurer shall immediately file written notification of the vacancy with the commission.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.12, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 239, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.0131. Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Sec. 252.0131.  TERMINATION OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT.  (a)  The commission by rule shall adopt a process by which the commission may terminate the campaign treasurer appointment of an inactive candidate or political committee that  is required to file a campaign treasurer appointment with the commission.  The governing body of a political subdivision by ordinance or order may adopt a process by which the clerk or secretary, as applicable, of the political subdivision may terminate the campaign treasurer appointment of an inactive candidate or political committee that is required to file a campaign treasurer appointment with the clerk or secretary.  For purposes of this section, a candidate or political committee is inactive if the candidate or committee:
(1)  has never filed or has ceased to file reports under Chapter 254;
(2)  in the case of a candidate, has not been elected to an office for which a candidate is required to file a campaign treasurer appointment with the authority who is seeking to terminate the candidate's campaign treasurer appointment; and
(3)  has not filed:
(A)  a final report under Section 254.065 or 254.125; or
(B)  a dissolution report under Section 254.126 or 254.159.
(b)  Before the commission may terminate a campaign treasurer appointment, the commission must consider the proposed termination in a regularly scheduled open meeting.  Before the clerk or secretary of a political subdivision may terminate a campaign treasurer appointment, the governing body of the political subdivision must consider the proposed termination in a regularly scheduled open meeting.
(c)  Rules or an ordinance or order adopted under this section must:
(1)  define "inactive candidate or political committee" for purposes of terminating the candidate's or committee's campaign treasurer appointment; and
(2)  require written notice to the affected candidate or committee of:
(A)  the proposed termination of the candidate's or committee's campaign treasurer appointment;
(B)  the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the commission or governing body of the political subdivision, as applicable, will consider the proposed termination; and
(C)  the effect of termination of the candidate's or committee's campaign treasurer appointment.
(d)  The termination of a campaign treasurer appointment under this section takes effect on the 30th day after the date of the meeting at which the commission or governing body, as applicable, votes to terminate the appointment.  Following that meeting, the commission or the clerk or secretary of the political subdivision, as applicable, shall promptly notify the affected candidate or political committee that the appointment has been terminated.  The notice must state the effective date of the termination.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 597 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.014. Preservation of Filed Appointments

Sec. 252.014.  PRESERVATION OF FILED APPOINTMENTS.  The authority with whom a campaign treasurer appointment is filed under this chapter shall preserve the appointment for two years after the date the appointment is terminated.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer › Section 252.015. Assistant Campaign Treasurer

Sec. 252.015.  ASSISTANT CAMPAIGN TREASURER.  (a)  Each specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) or a statewide or district measure and each general-purpose committee may appoint an assistant campaign treasurer by written appointment filed with the commission.
(b)  In the campaign treasurer's absence, the assistant campaign treasurer has the same authority as a campaign treasurer.
(c)  Sections 252.011, 252.012, 252.013, and 252.014 apply to the appointment and removal of an assistant campaign treasurer.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.13, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter A. General Restrictions › Section 253.001. Contribution or Expenditure in Another's Name Prohibited

Sec. 253.001.  CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE IN ANOTHER'S NAME PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution in the name of or on behalf of another unless the person discloses in writing to the recipient the name and address of the person actually making the contribution in order for the recipient to make the proper disclosure.
(b)  A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure in the name of or on behalf of another unless the person discloses in writing to the person on whose behalf the expenditure is made the name and address of the person actually making the expenditure in order for the person on whose behalf the expenditure is made to make the proper disclosure.
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter A. General Restrictions › Section 253.003. Unlawfully Making or Accepting Contribution

Sec. 253.003.  UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION.  (a)  A person may not knowingly make a political contribution in violation of this chapter.
(b)  A person may not knowingly accept a political contribution the person knows to have been made in violation of this chapter.
(c)  This section does not apply to a political contribution made or accepted in violation of Subchapter F.
(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e)  A violation of Subsection (a) or (b) is a felony of the third degree if the contribution is made in violation of Subchapter D.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter A. General Restrictions › Section 253.004. Unlawfully Making Expenditure

Sec. 253.004.  UNLAWFULLY MAKING EXPENDITURE.  (a)  A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure in violation of this chapter.
(b)  This section does not apply to a political expenditure made or authorized in violation of Subchapter F.
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter A. General Restrictions › Section 253.005. Expenditure From Unlawful Contribution

Sec. 253.005.  EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION.  (a)  A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure wholly or partly from a political contribution the person knows to have been made in violation of this chapter.
(b)  This section does not apply to a political expenditure that is:
(1)  prohibited by Section 253.101;  or
(2)  made from a political contribution made in violation of Subchapter F.
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter A. General Restrictions › Section 253.006. Certain Contributions and Expenditures by Lobbyists Restricted

Sec. 253.006.  CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY LOBBYISTS RESTRICTED.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person required to register under Chapter 305, Government Code, may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution or political expenditure that is a political contribution to another candidate, officeholder, or political committee, or direct campaign expenditure, from political contributions accepted by:
(1)  the person as a candidate or officeholder;
(2)  a specific-purpose committee for the purpose of supporting the person as a candidate or assisting the person as an officeholder; or
(3)  a political committee that accepted a political contribution from a source described by Subdivision (1) or (2) during the two-year period immediately before the date the political contribution or expenditure was made.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2677), Sec. 1, eff. September 27, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter A. General Restrictions › Section 253.007. Prohibition on Lobbying by Person Making or Authorizing Certain Political Contributions and Direct Campaign Expenditures

Sec. 253.007.  PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING BY PERSON MAKING OR AUTHORIZING CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES.  (a)  In this section, "administrative action," "communicates directly with," "legislation," "member of the executive branch," and "member of the legislative branch" have the meanings assigned by Section 305.002, Government Code.
(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who knowingly makes or authorizes a political contribution or political expenditure that is a political contribution to another candidate, officeholder, or political committee, or direct campaign expenditure, from political contributions accepted by the person as a candidate or officeholder may not engage in any activities that require the person to register under Chapter 305, Government Code, during the two-year period after the date the person makes or authorizes the political contribution or direct campaign expenditure.
(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to a person who:
(1)  communicates directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch only to influence legislation or administrative action on behalf of:
(A)  a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code;
(B)  a group of low-income individuals; or
(C)  a group of individuals with disabilities;  and
(2)  does not receive compensation other than reimbursement for actual expenses for engaging in communication described by Subdivision (1).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2677), Sec. 1, eff. September 27, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.031. Contribution and Expenditure Without Campaign Treasurer Prohibited

Sec. 253.031.  CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE WITHOUT CAMPAIGN TREASURER PROHIBITED.  (a)  A candidate may not knowingly accept a campaign contribution or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a campaign treasurer appointment for the candidate is not in effect.
(b)  A political committee may not knowingly accept political contributions totaling more than $500 or make or authorize political expenditures totaling more than $500 at a time when a campaign treasurer appointment for the committee is not in effect.
(c)  A political committee may not knowingly make or authorize a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) in a primary or general election unless the committee's campaign treasurer appointment has been filed not later than the 30th day before the appropriate election day.
(d)  This section does not apply to a political party's county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures, except that:
(1)  a county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures shall maintain the records required by Section 254.001; and
(2)  a county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures that, in the aggregate, exceed $25,000 in a calendar year shall file:
(A)  a campaign treasurer appointment as required by Section 252.001 not later than the 15th day after the date that amount is exceeded; and
(B)  the reports required by Subchapter F, Chapter 254, including in the political committee's first report all political contributions accepted and all political expenditures made before the effective date of the campaign treasurer appointment.
(e)  This section does not apply to an out-of-state political committee unless the committee is subject to Chapter 252 under Section 251.005.
(f)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.04, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 531, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 1647), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.032. Limitation on Contribution by Out-of-State Committee

Sec. 253.032.  LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION BY OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEE.  (a)  In a reporting period, a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept political contributions totaling more than $500 from an out-of-state political committee unless, before accepting a contribution that would cause the total to exceed $500, the candidate, officeholder, or political committee, as applicable, receives from the out-of-state committee:
(1)  a written statement, certified by an officer of the out-of-state committee, listing the full name and address of each person who contributed more than $100 to the out-of-state committee during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the contribution;  or
(2)  a copy of the out-of-state committee's statement of organization filed as required by law with the Federal Election Commission and certified by an officer of the out-of-state committee.
(b)  This section does not apply to a contribution from an out-of-state political committee if the committee appointed a campaign treasurer under Chapter 252 before the contribution was made and is subject to the reporting requirements of Chapter 254.
(c)  A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)  A candidate, officeholder, or political committee shall include the statement or copy required by Subsection (a) as a part of the report filed under Chapter 254 that covers the reporting period to which Subsection (a) applies.
(e)  A candidate, officeholder, or political committee that accepts political contributions totaling $500 or less from an out-of-state political committee shall include as part of the report filed under Chapter 254 that covers the reporting period in which the contribution is accepted:
(1)  the same information for the out-of-state political committee required for general-purpose committees by Sections 252.002 and 252.003;  or
(2)  a copy of the out-of-state committee's statement of organization filed as required by law with the Federal Election Commission and certified by an officer of the out-of-state committee.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.033. Cash Contributions Exceeding $100 Prohibited

Sec. 253.033.  CASH CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEEDING $100 PROHIBITED.  (a)  A candidate, officeholder, or specific-purpose committee may not knowingly accept from a contributor in a reporting period political contributions in cash that in the aggregate exceed $100.
(b)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.0341. Restrictions on Contributions to Legislative Caucuses During and Following Regular Legislative Session

Sec. 253.0341.  RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION.  (a)  During the period beginning on the 30th day before the date a regular legislative session convenes and continuing through the 20th day after the date of final adjournment, a person not a member of the caucus may not knowingly make a contribution to a legislative caucus.
(b)  A legislative caucus may not knowingly accept from a nonmember a contribution, and shall refuse a contribution from a nonmember that is received, during the period prescribed by Subsection (a).  A contribution that is received and refused during that period shall be returned to the contributor not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt.  A contribution made by United States mail or by common or contract carrier is not considered received during that period if it was properly addressed and placed with postage or carrier charges prepaid or prearranged in the mail or delivered to the contract carrier before the beginning of the period.  The date indicated by the post office cancellation mark or the common or contract carrier documents is considered to be the date the contribution was placed in the mail or delivered to the common or contract carrier unless proven otherwise.
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)  A person who knowingly makes or accepts a contribution in violation of this section is liable for damages to the state in the amount of triple the value of the unlawful contribution.
(e)  In this section, "legislative caucus" means an organization that is composed exclusively of members of the legislature, that elects or appoints officers and recognizes identified legislators as members of the organization, and that exists for research and other support of policy development and interests that the membership hold in common.  The term includes an entity established by or for a legislative caucus to conduct research, education, or any other caucus activity.  An organization whose only nonlegislator members are the lieutenant governor or the governor remains a "legislative caucus" for purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 43, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.07, 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (H.B. 2065), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.0351. Loans From Personal Funds

Sec. 253.0351.  LOANS FROM PERSONAL FUNDS.  (a)  A candidate or officeholder who makes political expenditures from the candidate's or officeholder's personal funds may report the amount expended as a loan and may reimburse those personal funds from political contributions in the amount of the reported loan.
(b)  Section 253.035(h) applies if the person does not report an amount as a loan as authorized by Subsection (a).
(c)  A candidate or officeholder who deposits personal funds in an account in which political contributions are held shall report the amount of personal funds deposited as a loan and may reimburse the amount deposited as a loan from political contributions or unexpended personal funds deposited in the account.  The reimbursement may not exceed the amount reported as a loan.  Personal funds deposited in an account in which political contributions are held are subject to Section 253.035 and must be included in the reports of the total amount of political contributions maintained required by Sections 254.031(a)(8) and 254.0611(a).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 241, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 76.01, eff. September 28, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.036. Officeholder Contributions Used in Connection With Campaign

Sec. 253.036.  OFFICEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH CAMPAIGN.  An officeholder who lawfully accepts officeholder contributions may use those contributions in connection with the officeholder's campaign for elective office after appointing a campaign treasurer.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.037. Restrictions on Contribution or Expenditure by General-Purpose Committee

Sec. 253.037.  RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE.
(a)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 209 (H.B. 3580), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(b)  A general-purpose committee may not knowingly make a political contribution to another general-purpose committee unless the other committee is listed in the campaign treasurer appointment of the contributor committee.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 209 (H.B. 3580), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(d)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 531, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 209 (H.B. 3580), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.038. Payments Made to Purchase Real Property or to Rent Certain Real Property Prohibited

Sec. 253.038.  PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO RENT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED.  (a)  A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution to purchase real property or to pay the interest on or principal of a note for the purchase of real property.
(a-1)  A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution for the rental or purchase of real property from:
(1)  a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the candidate or officeholder; or
(2)  a business in which the candidate or officeholder or a person described by Subdivision (1) has a participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body, or serves as an officer.
(b)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c)  This section does not apply to a payment made in connection with real property that was purchased before January 1, 1992.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 3066), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 3066), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.039. Contributions in Certain Public Buildings Prohibited

Sec. 253.039.  CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to:
(1)  a candidate or officeholder;
(2)  a political committee; or
(3)  a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee.
(b)  A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the Capitol or a courthouse.
(c)  This section does not prohibit contributions made in the Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or a common or contract carrier.
(d)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(h)  In this section, "courthouse" means any building owned by the state, a county, or a municipality, or an office or part of a building leased to the state, a county, or a municipality, in which a justice or judge sits to conduct court proceedings.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 1152), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.040. Separate Accounts

Sec. 253.040.  SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 253.0351(c), each candidate or officeholder shall keep the person's campaign and officeholder contributions in one or more accounts that are separate from any other account maintained by the person.
(b)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 76.02, eff. September 28, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.041. Restrictions on Certain Payments

Sec. 253.041.  RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.  (a)  A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution if the payment is made for personal services rendered by the candidate or officeholder or by the spouse or dependent child of the candidate or officeholder to:
(1)  a business in which the candidate or officeholder has a participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body of the business, or serves as an officer of the business;  or
(2)  the candidate or officeholder or the spouse or dependent child of the candidate or officeholder.
(b)  A payment that is made from a political contribution to a business described by Subsection (a) and that is not prohibited by that subsection may not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the business for actual expenditures made by the business.
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.042. Restrictions on Reimbursement of Personal Funds and Payments on Certain Loans

Sec. 253.042.  RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS.  (a)  A candidate or officeholder who makes political expenditures from the candidate's or officeholder's personal funds may not reimburse those personal funds from political contributions in amounts that in the aggregate exceed the following amounts for each election in which the person's name appears on the ballot:
(1)  for a statewide office other than governor, $250,000;  and
(2)  for governor, $500,000.
(b)  A candidate or officeholder who accepts one or more political contributions in the form of loans, including an extension of credit or a guarantee of a loan or extension of credit, from one or more persons related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity may not use political contributions to repay the loans in amounts that in the aggregate exceed the amount prescribed by Subsection (a).
(c)  The total amount of both reimbursements and repayments made by a candidate or officeholder under this section may not exceed the amount prescribed by Subsection (a).
(d)  A person who is both a candidate and an officeholder covered by Subsection (a) may reimburse the person's personal funds or repay loans from political contributions only in one capacity.
(e)  This section does not prohibit the payment of interest on loans covered by this section at a commercially reasonable rate, except that interest on loans from a candidate's or officeholder's personal funds or on loans from the personal funds of any person related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity is included in the amount prescribed by Subsection (a), (b), or (c).
(f)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(g)  The commission shall study possible restrictions on amounts of reimbursements under Subsection (a) in connection with the offices of state senator and state representative and shall make appropriate recommendations to the legislature on those matters.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 242, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees › Section 253.043. Political Contributions Used in Connection With Appointive Office

Sec. 253.043.  POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH APPOINTIVE OFFICE.  A former candidate or former officeholder who lawfully accepts political contributions may use those contributions to make an expenditure to defray expenses incurred by the person in performing a duty or engaging in an activity in connection with an appointive office of a state board or commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter D. Corporations and Labor Organizations › Section 253.091. Corporations Covered

Sec. 253.091.  CORPORATIONS COVERED.  This subchapter applies only to corporations that are organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas For-Profit Corporation Law, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, federal law, or law of another state or nation.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter D. Corporations and Labor Organizations › Section 253.092. Treatment of Incorporated Political Committee

Sec. 253.092.  TREATMENT OF INCORPORATED POLITICAL COMMITTEE.  If a political committee the only principal purpose of which is accepting political contributions and making political expenditures incorporates for liability purposes only, the committee is not considered to be a corporation for purposes of this subchapter.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Election Code › Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns › Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures › Subchapter D. Corporations and Labor Organizations › Section 253.093. Certain Associations Covered

Sec. 253.093.  CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS COVERED.  (a)  For purposes of this subchapter, the following associations, whether incorporated or not, are considered to be corporations covered by this subchapter:  banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations or companies, insurance companies, reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges, railroad companies, cemetery companies, government-regulated cooperatives, stock companies, and abstract and title insurance companies.
(b)  For purposes of this subchapter, the members of the associations specified by Subsection (a) are considered to be stockholders.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.