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Subchapter A. Recordkeeping
Section 254.001. Recordkeeping Required - Sec. 254.001. RECORDKEEPING REQUIRED. (a) Each candidate and each officeholder...
Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally
Section 254.031. General Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.031. GENERAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 254.0311. Report by Legislative Caucus - Sec. 254.0311. REPORT BY LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. (a) A legislative caucus...
Section 254.0312. Best Efforts - Sec. 254.0312. BEST EFFORTS. (a) A person required to file...
Section 254.0313. Omission of Address for Judge and Family Member - Sec. 254.0313. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR JUDGE AND FAMILY MEMBER....
Section 254.032. Nonreportable Personal Travel Expense - Sec. 254.032. NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL TRAVEL EXPENSE. A political contribution consisting...
Section 254.033. Nonreportable Personal Service - Sec. 254.033. NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL SERVICE. A political contribution consisting of...
Section 254.034. Time of Accepting Contribution - Sec. 254.034. TIME OF ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION. (a) A determination to...
Section 254.035. Time of Making Expenditure - Sec. 254.035. TIME OF MAKING EXPENDITURE. (a) For purposes of...
Section 254.036. Form of Report; Affidavit; Mailing of Forms - Sec. 254.036. FORM OF REPORT; AFFIDAVIT; MAILING OF FORMS. (a)...
Section 254.0362. Use of Publicly Accessible Computer Terminal for Preparation of Reports - Sec. 254.0362. USE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER TERMINAL FOR PREPARATION...
Section 254.037. Filing Deadline - Sec. 254.037. FILING DEADLINE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 254.038. Special Report Near Election by Certain Candidates and Political Committees - Sec. 254.038. SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND...
Section 254.039. Special Report Near Election by Certain General-Purpose Committees - Sec. 254.039. SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES....
Section 254.0391. Report During Special Legislative Session - Sec. 254.0391. REPORT DURING SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. (a) A statewide...
Section 254.040. Preservation of Reports; Record of Inspection - Sec. 254.040. PRESERVATION OF REPORTS; RECORD OF INSPECTION. (a) Each...
Section 254.0401. Availability of Reports on Internet - Sec. 254.0401. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS ON INTERNET. (a) The commission...
Section 254.04011. Availability of Reports of School Trustees on Internet - Sec. 254.04011. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES ON INTERNET....
Section 254.0402. Public Inspection of Reports - Sec. 254.0402. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF REPORTS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 552.222(a),...
Section 254.0405. Amendment of Filed Report - Sec. 254.0405. AMENDMENT OF FILED REPORT. (a) A person who...
Section 254.041. Criminal Penalty for Untimely or Incomplete Report - Sec. 254.041. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNTIMELY OR INCOMPLETE REPORT. (a)...
Section 254.042. Civil Penalty for Late Report - Sec. 254.042. CIVIL PENALTY FOR LATE REPORT. (a) The commission...
Section 254.043. Action to Require Compliance - Sec. 254.043. ACTION TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE. (a) This section applies...
Subchapter C. Reporting by Candidate
Section 254.061. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.061. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...
Section 254.0611. Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Candidates - Sec. 254.0611. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL CANDIDATES....
Section 254.0612. Additional Contents of Reports by Candidate for Statewide Executive Office or Legislative Office - Sec. 254.0612. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY CANDIDATE FOR STATEWIDE...
Section 254.062. Certain Officeholder Activity Included - Sec. 254.062. CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDER ACTIVITY INCLUDED. If an officeholder who...
Section 254.063. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Candidate - Sec. 254.063. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR CANDIDATE. (a) A candidate...
Section 254.064. Additional Reports of Opposed Candidate - Sec. 254.064. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF OPPOSED CANDIDATE. (a) In addition...
Section 254.065. Final Report - Sec. 254.065. FINAL REPORT. (a) If a candidate expects no...
Section 254.066. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.066. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports under this...
Subchapter D. Reporting by Officeholder
Section 254.091. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.091. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...
Section 254.0911. Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Officeholders - Sec. 254.0911. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICEHOLDERS....
Section 254.0912. Additional Contents of Reports by Statewide Executive Officeholders and Legislative Officeholders - Sec. 254.0912. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE OFFICEHOLDERS...
Section 254.092. Certain Officeholder Expenditures Excluded - Sec. 254.092. CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDER EXPENDITURES EXCLUDED. An officeholder is not...
Section 254.093. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Officeholder - Sec. 254.093. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR OFFICEHOLDER. (a) An officeholder...
Section 254.094. Report Following Appointment of Campaign Treasurer - Sec. 254.094. REPORT FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER. (a) An...
Section 254.095. Report Not Required - Sec. 254.095. REPORT NOT REQUIRED. If at the end of...
Section 254.096. Officeholder Who Becomes Candidate - Sec. 254.096. OFFICEHOLDER WHO BECOMES CANDIDATE. An officeholder who becomes...
Section 254.097. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.097. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports under this...
Subchapter E. Reporting by Specific-Purpose Committee
Section 254.121. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.121. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...
Section 254.1211. Additional Contents of Reports of Certain Committees - Sec. 254.1211. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES. In...
Section 254.1212. Additional Contents of Reports of Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders or Assisting Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders - Sec. 254.1212. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEE SUPPORTING OR...
Section 254.122. Involvement in More Than One Election by Certain Committees - Sec. 254.122. INVOLVEMENT IN MORE THAN ONE ELECTION BY CERTAIN...
Section 254.123. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee - Sec. 254.123. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR COMMITTEE. (a) The campaign...
Section 254.124. Additional Reports of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure - Sec. 254.124. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING...
Section 254.125. Final Report of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure - Sec. 254.125. FINAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING...
Section 254.126. Dissolution Report of Committee for Assisting Officeholder - Sec. 254.126. DISSOLUTION REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR ASSISTING OFFICEHOLDER. (a)...
Section 254.127. Termination Report - Sec. 254.127. TERMINATION REPORT. (a) If the campaign treasurer appointment...
Section 254.128. Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures - Sec. 254.128. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE AND OFFICEHOLDER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND...
Section 254.129. Notice of Change in Committee Status - Sec. 254.129. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COMMITTEE STATUS. (a) If...
Section 254.130. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.130. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. (a) Except as...
Subchapter F. Reporting by General-Purpose Committee
Section 254.151. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.151. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...
Section 254.152. Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures - Sec. 254.152. TIME FOR REPORTING CERTAIN EXPENDITURES. If a general-purpose...
Section 254.153. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee - Sec. 254.153. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR COMMITTEE. (a) The campaign...
Section 254.154. Additional Reports of Committee Involved in Election - Sec. 254.154. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF COMMITTEE INVOLVED IN ELECTION. (a)...
Section 254.1541. Alternate Reporting Requirements for Certain Committees - Sec. 254.1541. ALTERNATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES. (a) This...
Section 254.155. Option to File Monthly; Notice - Sec. 254.155. OPTION TO FILE MONTHLY; NOTICE. (a) As an...
Section 254.156. Contents of Monthly Reports - Sec. 254.156. CONTENTS OF MONTHLY REPORTS. Each monthly report filed...
Section 254.157. Monthly Reporting Schedule - Sec. 254.157. MONTHLY REPORTING SCHEDULE. (a) The campaign treasurer of...
Section 254.158. Exception to Monthly Reporting Schedule - Sec. 254.158. EXCEPTION TO MONTHLY REPORTING SCHEDULE. If the campaign...
Section 254.1581. Reporting by Out-of-State Political Committee - Sec. 254.1581. REPORTING BY OUT-OF-STATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE. For each reporting...
Section 254.159. Dissolution Report - Sec. 254.159. DISSOLUTION REPORT. If a general-purpose committee expects no...
Section 254.160. Termination Report - Sec. 254.160. TERMINATION REPORT. If the campaign treasurer appointment of...
Section 254.161. Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures - Sec. 254.161. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE AND OFFICEHOLDER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND...
Section 254.162. Notice of Change in Committee Status - Sec. 254.162. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COMMITTEE STATUS. If a...
Section 254.163. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.163. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports filed under...
Section 254.164. Certain Committees Exempt From Civil Penalties - Sec. 254.164. CERTAIN COMMITTEES EXEMPT FROM CIVIL PENALTIES. The commission...
Subchapter G. Modified Reporting Procedures; $500 Maximum in Contributions or Expenditures
Section 254.181. Modified Reporting Authorized - Sec. 254.181. MODIFIED REPORTING AUTHORIZED. (a) An opposed candidate or...
Section 254.182. Declaration of Intent Required - Sec. 254.182. DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled...
Section 254.183. Maximum Exceeded - Sec. 254.183. MAXIMUM EXCEEDED. (a) An opposed candidate or specific-purpose...
Section 254.184. Applicability of Regular Reporting Requirements - Sec. 254.184. APPLICABILITY OF REGULAR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Subchapter C...
Subchapter H. Unexpended Contributions
Section 254.201. Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions - Sec. 254.201. ANNUAL REPORT OF UNEXPENDED CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) This section...
Section 254.202. Filing of Report; Contents - Sec. 254.202. FILING OF REPORT; CONTENTS. (a) A person shall...
Section 254.203. Retention of Contributions - Sec. 254.203. RETENTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A person may not...
Section 254.204. Disposition of Unexpended Contributions - Sec. 254.204. DISPOSITION OF UNEXPENDED CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) At the end...
Section 254.205. Report of Disposition of Unexpended Contributions - Sec. 254.205. REPORT OF DISPOSITION OF UNEXPENDED CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Not...
Subchapter I. Civil Liability
Section 254.231. Liability to Candidates - Sec. 254.231. LIABILITY TO CANDIDATES. (a) A candidate or campaign...
Section 254.232. Liability to State - Sec. 254.232. LIABILITY TO STATE. A candidate, officeholder, or campaign...
Subchapter J. Reporting by Certain Persons Making Direct Campaign Expenditures
Section 254.261. Direct Campaign Expenditure Exceeding $100 - Sec. 254.261. DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE EXCEEDING $100. (a) A person...
Section 254.262. Travel Expense - Sec. 254.262. TRAVEL EXPENSE. A direct campaign expenditure consisting of...