Texas Statutes
Government Code
Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics

Section 551.0035. Attendance by Governmental Body at Legislative Committee or Agency Meeting - Sec. 551.0035. ATTENDANCE BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OR...

Section 551.004. Open Meetings Required by Charter - Sec. 551.004. OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRED BY CHARTER. This chapter does...

Section 551.005. Open Meetings Training - Sec. 551.005. OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING. (a) Each elected or appointed...

Section 551.006. Written Electronic Communications Accessible to Public - Sec. 551.006. WRITTEN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC. (a) A...

Section 551.007. Public Testimony - Sec. 551.007. PUBLIC TESTIMONY. (a) This section applies only to...

Subchapter B. Record of Open Meeting

Section 551.021. Minutes or Recording of Open Meeting Required - Sec. 551.021. MINUTES OR RECORDING OF OPEN MEETING REQUIRED. (a)...

Section 551.022. Minutes and Recordings of Open Meeting: Public Record - Sec. 551.022. MINUTES AND RECORDINGS OF OPEN MEETING: PUBLIC RECORD....

Section 551.023. Recording of Meeting by Person in Attendance - Sec. 551.023. RECORDING OF MEETING BY PERSON IN ATTENDANCE. (a)...

Subchapter C. Notice of Meetings

Section 551.041. Notice of Meeting Required - Sec. 551.041. NOTICE OF MEETING REQUIRED. A governmental body shall...

Section 551.0411. Meeting Notice Requirements in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 551.0411. MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) Section...

Section 551.0415. Governing Body of Municipality or County: Reports About Items of Community Interest Regarding Which No Action Will Be Taken - Sec. 551.0415. GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY: REPORTS ABOUT...

Section 551.042. Inquiry Made at Meeting - Sec. 551.042. INQUIRY MADE AT MEETING. (a) If, at a...

Section 551.043. Time and Accessibility of Notice; General Rule - Sec. 551.043. TIME AND ACCESSIBILITY OF NOTICE; GENERAL RULE. (a)...

Section 551.044. Exception to General Rule: Governmental Body With Statewide Jurisdiction - Sec. 551.044. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: GOVERNMENTAL BODY WITH STATEWIDE...

Section 551.045. Exception to General Rule: Notice of Emergency Meeting or Emergency Addition to Agenda - Sec. 551.045. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING...

Section 551.046. Exception to General Rule: Committee of Legislature - Sec. 551.046. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL RULE: COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATURE. The...

Section 551.047. Special Notice to News Media of Emergency Meeting or Emergency Addition to Agenda - Sec. 551.047. SPECIAL NOTICE TO NEWS MEDIA OF EMERGENCY MEETING...

Section 551.048. State Governmental Body: Notice to Secretary of State; Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.048. STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODY: NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF STATE;...

Section 551.049. County Governmental Body: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.049. COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. A...

Section 551.050. Municipal Governmental Body: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.050. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. (a)...

Section 551.0501. Joint Board: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.0501. JOINT BOARD: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. (a) In...

Section 551.051. School District: Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.051. SCHOOL DISTRICT: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. A school...

Section 551.052. School District: Special Notice to News Media - Sec. 551.052. SCHOOL DISTRICT: SPECIAL NOTICE TO NEWS MEDIA. (a)...

Section 551.053. District or Political Subdivision Extending Into Four or More Counties: Notice to Public, Secretary of State, and County Clerk; Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.053. DISTRICT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EXTENDING INTO FOUR OR...

Section 551.054. District or Political Subdivision Extending Into Fewer Than Four Counties: Notice to Public and County Clerks; Place of Posting Notice - Sec. 551.054. DISTRICT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION EXTENDING INTO FEWER THAN...

Section 551.055. Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 551.055. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. In addition to providing...

Section 551.056. Additional Posting Requirements for Certain Municipalities, Counties, School Districts, Junior College Districts, Development Corporations, Authorities, and Joint Boards - Sec. 551.056. ADDITIONAL POSTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL...

Subchapter D. Exceptions to Requirement That Meetings Be Open

Section 551.071. Consultation With Attorney; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental body...

Section 551.072. Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.072. DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental...

Section 551.0725. Commissioners Courts: Deliberation Regarding Contract Being Negotiated; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.0725. COMMISSIONERS COURTS: DELIBERATION REGARDING CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED; CLOSED...

Section 551.0726. Texas Facilities Commission: Deliberation Regarding Contract Being Negotiated; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.0726. TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION: DELIBERATION REGARDING CONTRACT BEING NEGOTIATED;...

Section 551.073. Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.073. DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental...

Section 551.074. Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.074. PERSONNEL MATTERS; CLOSED MEETING. (a) This chapter does...

Section 551.0745. Personnel Matters Affecting County Advisory Body; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.0745. PERSONNEL MATTERS AFFECTING COUNTY ADVISORY BODY; CLOSED MEETING....

Section 551.075. Conference Relating to Investments and Potential Investments Attended by Board of Trustees of Texas Growth Fund; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.075. CONFERENCE RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS ATTENDED...

Section 551.076. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.076. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED...

Section 551.077. Agency Financed by Federal Government - Sec. 551.077. AGENCY FINANCED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. This chapter does...

Section 551.078. Medical Board or Medical Committee - Sec. 551.078. MEDICAL BOARD OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE. This chapter does...

Section 551.0785. Deliberations Involving Medical or Psychiatric Records of Individuals - Sec. 551.0785. DELIBERATIONS INVOLVING MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC RECORDS OF INDIVIDUALS....

Section 551.079. Texas Department of Insurance - Sec. 551.079. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. (a) The requirements of...

Section 551.080. Board of Pardons and Paroles - Sec. 551.080. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. This chapter does...

Section 551.081. Credit Union Commission - Sec. 551.081. CREDIT UNION COMMISSION. This chapter does not require...

Section 551.0811. The Finance Commission of Texas - Sec. 551.0811. THE FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS. This chapter does...

Section 551.082. School Children; School District Employees; Disciplinary Matter or Complaint - Sec. 551.082. SCHOOL CHILDREN; SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES; DISCIPLINARY MATTER OR...

Section 551.0821. School Board: Personally Identifiable Information About Public School Student - Sec. 551.0821. SCHOOL BOARD: PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL...

Section 551.083. Certain School Boards; Closed Meeting Regarding Consultation With Representative of Employee Group - Sec. 551.083. CERTAIN SCHOOL BOARDS; CLOSED MEETING REGARDING CONSULTATION WITH...

Section 551.084. Investigation; Exclusion of Witness From Hearing - Sec. 551.084. INVESTIGATION; EXCLUSION OF WITNESS FROM HEARING. A governmental...

Section 551.085. Governing Board of Certain Providers of Health Care Services - Sec. 551.085. GOVERNING BOARD OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE...

Section 551.086. Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters - Sec. 551.086. CERTAIN PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES: COMPETITIVE MATTERS. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 551.087. Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.087. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS; CLOSED MEETING. This...

Section 551.088. Deliberation Regarding Test Item - Sec. 551.088. DELIBERATION REGARDING TEST ITEM. This chapter does not...

Section 551.089. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits; Closed Meeting - Sec. 551.089. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED...

Section 551.090. Enforcement Committee Appointed by Texas State Board of Public Accountancy - Sec. 551.090. ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY TEXAS STATE BOARD OF...

Section 551.091. Commissioners Courts: Deliberation Regarding Disaster or Emergency - Sec. 551.091. COMMISSIONERS COURTS: DELIBERATION REGARDING DISASTER OR EMERGENCY. (a)...

Subchapter E. Procedures Relating to Closed Meeting

Section 551.101. Requirement to First Convene in Open Meeting - Sec. 551.101. REQUIREMENT TO FIRST CONVENE IN OPEN MEETING. If...

Section 551.102. Requirement to Vote or Take Final Action in Open Meeting - Sec. 551.102. REQUIREMENT TO VOTE OR TAKE FINAL ACTION IN...

Section 551.103. Certified Agenda or Recording Required - Sec. 551.103. CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING REQUIRED. (a) A governmental...

Section 551.104. Certified Agenda or Recording; Preservation; Disclosure - Sec. 551.104. CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; PRESERVATION; DISCLOSURE. (a) A...

Subchapter F. Meetings Using Telephone, Videoconference, or Internet

Section 551.121. Governing Board of Institution of Higher Education; Board for Lease of University Lands; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Special Meeting for Immediate Action - Sec. 551.121. GOVERNING BOARD OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION; BOARD...

Section 551.122. Governing Board of Junior College District: Quorum Present at One Location - Sec. 551.122. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT: QUORUM PRESENT...

Section 551.123. Texas Board of Criminal Justice - Sec. 551.123. TEXAS BOARD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (a) The Texas...

Section 551.124. Board of Pardons and Paroles - Sec. 551.124. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. At the call...

Section 551.125. Other Governmental Body - Sec. 551.125. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODY. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 551.126. Higher Education Coordinating Board - Sec. 551.126. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD. (a) In this section,...

Section 551.127. Videoconference Call - Sec. 551.127. VIDEOCONFERENCE CALL. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 551.128. Internet Broadcast of Open Meeting - Sec. 551.128. INTERNET BROADCAST OF OPEN MEETING. (a) In this...

Section 551.1281. Governing Board of General Academic Teaching Institution or University System: Internet Posting of Meeting Materials and Broadcast of Open Meeting - Sec. 551.1281. GOVERNING BOARD OF GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION OR...

Section 551.1282. Governing Board of Junior College District: Internet Posting of Meeting Materials and Broadcast of Open Meeting - Sec. 551.1282. GOVERNING BOARD OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT: INTERNET POSTING...

Section 551.1283. Governing Body of Certain Water Districts: Internet Posting of Meeting Materials; Recording of Certain Hearings - Sec. 551.1283. GOVERNING BODY OF CERTAIN WATER DISTRICTS: INTERNET POSTING...

Section 551.129. Consultations Between Governmental Body and Its Attorney - Sec. 551.129. CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND ITS ATTORNEY. (a)...

Section 551.130. Board of Trustees of Teacher Retirement System of Texas: Quorum Present at One Location - Sec. 551.130. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF...

Section 551.131. Water Districts - Sec. 551.131. WATER DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "water district"...

Subchapter G. Enforcement and Remedies; Criminal Violations

Section 551.141. Action Voidable - Sec. 551.141. ACTION VOIDABLE. An action taken by a governmental...

Section 551.142. Mandamus; Injunction - Sec. 551.142. MANDAMUS; INJUNCTION. (a) An interested person, including a...

Section 551.143. Prohibited Series of Communications; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 551.143. PROHIBITED SERIES OF COMMUNICATIONS; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A...

Section 551.144. Closed Meeting; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 551.144. CLOSED MEETING; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A member of...

Section 551.145. Closed Meeting Without Certified Agenda or Recording; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 551.145. CLOSED MEETING WITHOUT CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING; OFFENSE;...

Section 551.146. Disclosure of Certified Agenda or Recording of Closed Meeting; Offense; Penalty; Civil Liability - Sec. 551.146. DISCLOSURE OF CERTIFIED AGENDA OR RECORDING OF CLOSED...

Chapter 552 - Public Information

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 552.001. Policy; Construction - Sec. 552.001. POLICY; CONSTRUCTION. (a) Under the fundamental philosophy of...

Section 552.002. Definition of Public Information; Media Containing Public Information - Sec. 552.002. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION; MEDIA CONTAINING PUBLIC INFORMATION....

Section 552.003. Definitions - Sec. 552.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Governmental body": (A)...

Section 552.0035. Access to Information of Judiciary - Sec. 552.0035. ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF JUDICIARY. (a) Access to...

Section 552.0036. Certain Property Owners' Associations Subject to Law - Sec. 552.0036. CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS SUBJECT TO LAW. A...

Section 552.0038. Public Retirement Systems Subject to Law - Sec. 552.0038. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO LAW. (a) In...

Section 552.004. Preservation of Information - Sec. 552.004. PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. (a) A governmental body or,...

Section 552.005. Effect of Chapter on Scope of Civil Discovery - Sec. 552.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON SCOPE OF CIVIL DISCOVERY....

Section 552.0055. Subpoena Duces Tecum or Discovery Request - Sec. 552.0055. SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM OR DISCOVERY REQUEST. A subpoena...

Section 552.006. Effect of Chapter on Withholding Public Information - Sec. 552.006. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON WITHHOLDING PUBLIC INFORMATION. This...

Section 552.007. Voluntary Disclosure of Certain Information When Disclosure Not Required - Sec. 552.007. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WHEN DISCLOSURE NOT...

Section 552.008. Information for Legislative Purposes - Sec. 552.008. INFORMATION FOR LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES. (a) This chapter does...

Section 552.009. Open Records Steering Committee: Advice to Attorney General; Electronic Availability of Public Information - Sec. 552.009. OPEN RECORDS STEERING COMMITTEE: ADVICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL;...

Section 552.010. State Governmental Bodies: Fiscal and Other Information Relating to Making Information Accessible - Sec. 552.010. STATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES: FISCAL AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING...

Section 552.011. Uniformity - Sec. 552.011. UNIFORMITY. The attorney general shall maintain uniformity in...

Section 552.012. Open Records Training - Sec. 552.012. OPEN RECORDS TRAINING. (a) This section applies to...

Subchapter B. Right of Access to Public Information

Section 552.021. Availability of Public Information - Sec. 552.021. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. Public information is available...

Section 552.0215. Right of Access to Certain Information After 75 Years - Sec. 552.0215. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION AFTER 75...

Section 552.022. Categories of Public Information; Examples - Sec. 552.022. CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION; EXAMPLES. (a) Without limiting...

Section 552.0221. Employee or Trustee of Public Employee Pension System - Sec. 552.0221. EMPLOYEE OR TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION SYSTEM....

Section 552.0222. Disclosure of Contracting Information - Sec. 552.0222. DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTING INFORMATION. (a) Contracting information is...

Section 552.0225. Right of Access to Investment Information - Sec. 552.0225. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INVESTMENT INFORMATION. (a) Under...

Section 552.023. Special Right of Access to Confidential Information - Sec. 552.023. SPECIAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.024. Electing to Disclose Address and Telephone Number - Sec. 552.024. ELECTING TO DISCLOSE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. (a)...

Section 552.025. Tax Rulings and Opinions - Sec. 552.025. TAX RULINGS AND OPINIONS. (a) A governmental body...

Section 552.026. Education Records - Sec. 552.026. EDUCATION RECORDS. This chapter does not require the...

Section 552.027. Exception: Information Available Commercially; Resource Material - Sec. 552.027. EXCEPTION: INFORMATION AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY; RESOURCE MATERIAL. (a) A...

Section 552.028. Request for Information From Incarcerated Individual - Sec. 552.028. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL. (a) A...

Section 552.029. Right of Access to Certain Information Relating to Inmate of Department of Criminal Justice - Sec. 552.029. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO...

Subchapter C. Information Excepted From Required Disclosure

Section 552.101. Exception: Confidential Information - Sec. 552.101. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Information is excepted from the...

Section 552.102. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Personnel Information - Sec. 552.102. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL INFORMATION. (a) Information...

Section 552.103. Exception: Litigation or Settlement Negotiations Involving the State or a Political Subdivision - Sec. 552.103. EXCEPTION: LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING THE STATE...

Section 552.104. Exception: Information Related to Competition or Bidding - Sec. 552.104. EXCEPTION: INFORMATION RELATED TO COMPETITION OR BIDDING. (a)...

Section 552.105. Exception: Information Related to Location or Price of Property - Sec. 552.105. EXCEPTION: INFORMATION RELATED TO LOCATION OR PRICE OF...

Section 552.106. Exception: Certain Legislative Documents - Sec. 552.106. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS. (a) A draft or...

Section 552.107. Exception: Certain Legal Matters - Sec. 552.107. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS. Information is excepted from...

Section 552.108. Exception: Certain Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Prosecutorial Information - Sec. 552.108. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT, CORRECTIONS, AND PROSECUTORIAL INFORMATION....

Section 552.1081. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Regarding Execution of Convict - Sec. 552.1081. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTION OF...

Section 552.1085. Confidentiality of Sensitive Crime Scene Image - Sec. 552.1085. CONFIDENTIALITY OF SENSITIVE CRIME SCENE IMAGE. (a) In...

Section 552.109. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Private Communications of an Elected Office Holder - Sec. 552.109. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS OF AN...

Section 552.110. Exception: Confidentiality of Trade Secrets; Confidentiality of Certain Commercial or Financial Information - Sec. 552.110. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF TRADE SECRETS; CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN...

Section 552.1101. Exception: Confidentiality of Proprietary Information - Sec. 552.1101. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. (a) Except as...

Section 552.111. Exception: Agency Memoranda - Sec. 552.111. EXCEPTION: AGENCY MEMORANDA. An interagency or intraagency memorandum...

Section 552.112. Exception: Certain Information Relating to Regulation of Financial Institutions or Securities - Sec. 552.112. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO REGULATION OF FINANCIAL...

Section 552.113. Exception: Confidentiality of Geological or Geophysical Information - Sec. 552.113. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF GEOLOGICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.114. Exception: Confidentiality of Student Records - Sec. 552.114. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT RECORDS. (a) In this...

Section 552.115. Exception: Confidentiality of Birth and Death Records - Sec. 552.115. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS. (a)...

Section 552.116. Exception: Audit Working Papers - Sec. 552.116. EXCEPTION: AUDIT WORKING PAPERS. (a) An audit working...

Section 552.117. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Addresses, Telephone Numbers, Social Security Numbers, and Personal Family Information - Sec. 552.117. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL...

Section 552.1175. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Personal Identifying Information of Peace Officers and Other Officials Performing Sensitive Governmental Functions - Sec. 552.1175. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF...

Section 552.1176. Confidentiality of Certain Information Maintained by State Bar - Sec. 552.1176. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY STATE BAR....

Section 552.1177. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Related to Humane Disposition of Animal - Sec. 552.1177. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO HUMANE...

Section 552.118. Exception: Confidentiality of Official Prescription Program Information - Sec. 552.118. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF OFFICIAL PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM INFORMATION. Information...

Section 552.119. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Photographs of Peace Officers - Sec. 552.119. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEACE OFFICERS....

Section 552.120. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Rare Books and Original Manuscripts - Sec. 552.120. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RARE BOOKS AND ORIGINAL...

Section 552.121. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Documents Held for Historical Research - Sec. 552.121. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS HELD FOR HISTORICAL...

Section 552.122. Exception: Test Items - Sec. 552.122. EXCEPTION: TEST ITEMS. (a) A test item developed...

Section 552.123. Exception: Confidentiality of Name of Applicant for Chief Executive Officer of Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 552.123. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF NAME OF APPLICANT FOR CHIEF...

Section 552.1235. Exception: Confidentiality of Identity of Private Donor to Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 552.1235. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTITY OF PRIVATE DONOR TO...

Section 552.124. Exception: Confidentiality of Records of Library or Library System - Sec. 552.124. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS OF LIBRARY OR LIBRARY...

Section 552.125. Exception: Certain Audits - Sec. 552.125. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN AUDITS. Any documents or information privileged...

Section 552.126. Exception: Confidentiality of Name of Applicant for Superintendent of Public School District - Sec. 552.126. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF NAME OF APPLICANT FOR SUPERINTENDENT...

Section 552.127. Exception: Confidentiality of Personal Information Relating to Participants in Neighborhood Crime Watch Organization - Sec. 552.127. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO PARTICIPANTS...

Section 552.128. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Submitted by Potential Vendor or Contractor - Sec. 552.128. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY POTENTIAL...

Section 552.129. Confidentiality of Certain Motor Vehicle Inspection Information - Sec. 552.129. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION INFORMATION. A...

Section 552.130. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Motor Vehicle Records - Sec. 552.130. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS. (a)...

Section 552.131. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Economic Development Information - Sec. 552.131. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.1315. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Crime Victim Records - Sec. 552.1315. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RECORDS. (a)...

Section 552.132. Confidentiality of Crime Victim or Claimant Information - Sec. 552.132. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CRIME VICTIM OR CLAIMANT INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.1325. Crime Victim Impact Statement: Certain Information Confidential - Sec. 552.1325. CRIME VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT: CERTAIN INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a)...

Section 552.133. Exception: Confidentiality of Public Power Utility Competitive Matters - Sec. 552.133. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PUBLIC POWER UTILITY COMPETITIVE MATTERS....

Section 552.1331. Exception: Certain Government-Operated Utility Customer Information - Sec. 552.1331. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OPERATED UTILITY CUSTOMER INFORMATION. (a) In...

Section 552.134. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Relating to Inmate of Department of Criminal Justice - Sec. 552.134. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INMATE...

Section 552.135. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Held by School District - Sec. 552.135. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION HELD BY SCHOOL...

Section 552.136. Confidentiality of Credit Card, Debit Card, Charge Card, and Access Device Numbers - Sec. 552.136. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD, CHARGE CARD,...

Section 552.137. Confidentiality of Certain E-Mail Addresses - Sec. 552.137. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN E-MAIL ADDRESSES. (a) Except as...

Section 552.138. Exception: Confidentiality of Family Violence Shelter Center, Victims of Trafficking Shelter Center, and Sexual Assault Program Information - Sec. 552.138. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTER CENTER, VICTIMS...

Section 552.139. Exception: Confidentiality of Government Information Related to Security or Infrastructure Issues for Computers - Sec. 552.139. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RELATED TO SECURITY...

Section 552.140. Exception: Confidentiality of Military Discharge Records - Sec. 552.140. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF MILITARY DISCHARGE RECORDS. (a) This...

Section 552.141. Confidentiality of Information in Application for Marriage License - Sec. 552.141. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION IN APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE....

Section 552.142. Exception: Confidentiality of Records Subject to Order of Nondisclosure - Sec. 552.142. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS SUBJECT TO ORDER OF...

Section 552.1425. Civil Penalty: Dissemination of Certain Criminal History Information - Sec. 552.1425. CIVIL PENALTY: DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION....

Section 552.143. Confidentiality of Certain Investment Information - Sec. 552.143. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT INFORMATION. (a) All information...

Section 552.144. Exception: Working Papers and Electronic Communications of Administrative Law Judges at State Office of Administrative Hearings - Sec. 552.144. EXCEPTION: WORKING PAPERS AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE...

Section 552.145. Exception: Confidentiality of Texas No-Call List - Sec. 552.145. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF TEXAS NO-CALL LIST. The Texas...

Section 552.146. Exception: Certain Communications With Assistant or Employee of Legislative Budget Board - Sec. 552.146. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS WITH ASSISTANT OR EMPLOYEE OF...

Section 552.147. Social Security Numbers - Sec. 552.147. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 552.148. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Personal Information Maintained by Municipality Pertaining to a Minor - Sec. 552.148. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY...

Section 552.149. Exception: Confidentiality of Records of Comptroller or Appraisal District Received From Private Entity - Sec. 552.149. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS OF COMPTROLLER OR APPRAISAL...

Section 552.150. Exception: Confidentiality of Information That Could Compromise Safety of Officer or Employee of Hospital District - Sec. 552.150. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION THAT COULD COMPROMISE SAFETY...

Section 552.151. Exception: Confidentiality of Information Regarding Select Agents - Sec. 552.151. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING SELECT AGENTS. (a)...

Section 552.152. Exception: Confidentiality of Information Concerning Public Employee or Officer Personal Safety - Sec. 552.152. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION CONCERNING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OR...

Section 552.153. Proprietary Records and Trade Secrets Involved in Certain Partnerships - Sec. 552.153. PROPRIETARY RECORDS AND TRADE SECRETS INVOLVED IN CERTAIN...

Section 552.154. Exception: Name of Applicant for Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer, or Chief Audit Executive of Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Sec. 552.154. EXCEPTION: NAME OF APPLICANT FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF...

Section 552.155. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Property Tax Appraisal Photographs - Sec. 552.155. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX APPRAISAL PHOTOGRAPHS....

Section 552.156. Exception: Confidentiality of Continuity of Operations Plan - Sec. 552.156. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN. (a)...

Section 552.158. Exception: Confidentiality of Personal Information Regarding Applicant for Appointment by Governor - Sec. 552.158. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT FOR...

Section 552.159. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Work Schedules - Sec. 552.159. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN WORK SCHEDULES. A work...

Section 552.160. Confidentiality of Personal Information of Applicant for Disaster Recovery Funds - Sec. 552.160. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF APPLICANT FOR DISASTER...

Section 552.161. Exception: Certain Personal Information Obtained by Flood Control District - Sec. 552.161. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY FLOOD CONTROL...

Section 552.162. Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Provided by Out-of-State Health Care Provider - Sec. 552.162. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OUT-OF-STATE...

Subchapter D. Officer for Public Information

Section 552.201. Identity of Officer for Public Information - Sec. 552.201. IDENTITY OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The...

Section 552.202. Department Heads - Sec. 552.202. DEPARTMENT HEADS. Each department head is an agent...

Section 552.203. General Duties of Officer for Public Information - Sec. 552.203. GENERAL DUTIES OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION. Each...

Section 552.204. Scope of Responsibility of Officer for Public Information - Sec. 552.204. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION....

Section 552.205. Informing Public of Basic Rights and Responsibilities Under This Chapter - Sec. 552.205. INFORMING PUBLIC OF BASIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER...

Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access

Section 552.221. Application for Public Information; Production of Public Information - Sec. 552.221. APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION; PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION....

Section 552.2211. Production of Public Information When Administrative Offices Closed - Sec. 552.2211. PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CLOSED....

Section 552.222. Permissible Inquiry by Governmental Body to Requestor - Sec. 552.222. PERMISSIBLE INQUIRY BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO REQUESTOR. (a)...

Section 552.223. Uniform Treatment of Requests for Information - Sec. 552.223. UNIFORM TREATMENT OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION. The officer...

Section 552.224. Comfort and Facility - Sec. 552.224. COMFORT AND FACILITY. The officer for public information...

Section 552.225. Time for Examination - Sec. 552.225. TIME FOR EXAMINATION. (a) A requestor must complete...

Section 552.226. Removal of Original Record - Sec. 552.226. REMOVAL OF ORIGINAL RECORD. This chapter does not...

Section 552.227. Research of State Library Holdings Not Required - Sec. 552.227. RESEARCH OF STATE LIBRARY HOLDINGS NOT REQUIRED. An...

Section 552.228. Providing Suitable Copy of Public Information Within Reasonable Time - Sec. 552.228. PROVIDING SUITABLE COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WITHIN REASONABLE...

Section 552.229. Consent to Release Information Under Special Right of Access - Sec. 552.229. CONSENT TO RELEASE INFORMATION UNDER SPECIAL RIGHT OF...

Section 552.230. Rules of Procedure for Inspection and Copying of Public Information - Sec. 552.230. RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR INSPECTION AND COPYING OF...

Section 552.231. Responding to Requests for Information That Require Programming or Manipulation of Data - Sec. 552.231. RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT REQUIRE PROGRAMMING...

Section 552.232. Responding to Repetitious or Redundant Requests - Sec. 552.232. RESPONDING TO REPETITIOUS OR REDUNDANT REQUESTS. (a) A...

Section 552.2325. Temporary Suspension of Requirements for Governmental Body Impacted by Catastrophe - Sec. 552.2325. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENTAL BODY IMPACTED...

Section 552.233. Ownership of Public Information - Sec. 552.233. OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) A current or...

Section 552.234. Method of Making Written Request for Public Information - Sec. 552.234. METHOD OF MAKING WRITTEN REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION....

Section 552.235. Public Information Request Form - Sec. 552.235. PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST FORM. (a) The attorney general...

Subchapter F. Charges for Providing Copies of Public Information

Section 552.261. Charge for Providing Copies of Public Information - Sec. 552.261. CHARGE FOR PROVIDING COPIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.2615. Required Itemized Estimate of Charges - Sec. 552.2615. REQUIRED ITEMIZED ESTIMATE OF CHARGES. (a) If a...

Section 552.262. Rules of the Attorney General - Sec. 552.262. RULES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney...

Section 552.263. Bond for Payment of Costs or Cash Prepayment for Preparation of Copy of Public Information - Sec. 552.263. BOND FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OR CASH PREPAYMENT...

Section 552.264. Copy of Public Information Requested by Member of Legislature - Sec. 552.264. COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTED BY MEMBER OF...

Section 552.265. Charge for Paper Copy Provided by District or County Clerk - Sec. 552.265. CHARGE FOR PAPER COPY PROVIDED BY DISTRICT OR...

Section 552.266. Charge for Copy of Public Information Provided by Municipal Court Clerk - Sec. 552.266. CHARGE FOR COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY...

Section 552.2661. Charge for Copy of Public Information Provided by School District - Sec. 552.2661. CHARGE FOR COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY...

Section 552.267. Waiver or Reduction of Charge for Providing Copy of Public Information - Sec. 552.267. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF CHARGE FOR PROVIDING COPY...

Section 552.268. Efficient Use of Public Resources - Sec. 552.268. EFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES. A governmental body...

Section 552.269. Overcharge or Overpayment for Copy of Public Information - Sec. 552.269. OVERCHARGE OR OVERPAYMENT FOR COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION....

Section 552.270. Charge for Government Publication - Sec. 552.270. CHARGE FOR GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION. (a) This subchapter does...

Section 552.271. Inspection of Public Information in Paper Record if Copy Not Requested - Sec. 552.271. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION IN PAPER RECORD IF...

Section 552.272. Inspection of Electronic Record if Copy Not Requested - Sec. 552.272. INSPECTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORD IF COPY NOT REQUESTED....

Section 552.274. Report by Attorney General on Cost of Copies - Sec. 552.274. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ON COST OF COPIES....

Section 552.275. Requests That Require Large Amounts of Employee or Personnel Time - Sec. 552.275. REQUESTS THAT REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF EMPLOYEE OR...

Subchapter G. Attorney General Decisions

Section 552.301. Request for Attorney General Decision - Sec. 552.301. REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISION. (a) A governmental...

Section 552.302. Failure to Make Timely Request for Attorney General Decision; Presumption That Information Is Public - Sec. 552.302. FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL...

Section 552.303. Delivery of Requested Information to Attorney General; Disclosure of Requested Information; Attorney General Request for Submission of Additional Information - Sec. 552.303. DELIVERY OF REQUESTED INFORMATION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL; DISCLOSURE...

Section 552.3035. Disclosure of Requested Information by Attorney General - Sec. 552.3035. DISCLOSURE OF REQUESTED INFORMATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The...

Section 552.304. Submission of Public Comments - Sec. 552.304. SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. (a) A person may...

Section 552.305. Information Involving Privacy or Property Interests of Third Party - Sec. 552.305. INFORMATION INVOLVING PRIVACY OR PROPERTY INTERESTS OF THIRD...

Section 552.306. Rendition of Attorney General Decision; Issuance of Written Opinion - Sec. 552.306. RENDITION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISION; ISSUANCE OF WRITTEN...

Section 552.307. Special Right of Access; Attorney General Decisions - Sec. 552.307. SPECIAL RIGHT OF ACCESS; ATTORNEY GENERAL DECISIONS. (a)...

Section 552.308. Timeliness of Action by United States Mail, Interagency Mail, or Common or Contract Carrier - Sec. 552.308. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY UNITED STATES MAIL, INTERAGENCY...

Section 552.309. Timeliness of Action by Electronic Submission - Sec. 552.309. TIMELINESS OF ACTION BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (a) When...

Subchapter H. Civil Enforcement

Section 552.321. Suit for Writ of Mandamus - Sec. 552.321. SUIT FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS. (a) A requestor...

Section 552.3215. Declaratory Judgment or Injunctive Relief - Sec. 552.3215. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) In this...

Section 552.322. Discovery of Information Under Protective Order Pending Final Determination - Sec. 552.322. DISCOVERY OF INFORMATION UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER PENDING FINAL...

Section 552.3221. In Camera Inspection of Information - Sec. 552.3221. IN CAMERA INSPECTION OF INFORMATION. (a) In any...

Section 552.323. Assessment of Costs of Litigation and Reasonable Attorney Fees - Sec. 552.323. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS OF LITIGATION AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY...

Section 552.324. Suit by Governmental Body - Sec. 552.324. SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL BODY. (a) The only suit...

Section 552.325. Parties to Suit Seeking to Withhold Information - Sec. 552.325. PARTIES TO SUIT SEEKING TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.326. Failure to Raise Exceptions Before Attorney General - Sec. 552.326. FAILURE TO RAISE EXCEPTIONS BEFORE ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a)...

Section 552.327. Dismissal of Suit Due to Requestor's Withdrawal or Abandonment of Request - Sec. 552.327. DISMISSAL OF SUIT DUE TO REQUESTOR'S WITHDRAWAL OR...

Subchapter I. Criminal Violations

Section 552.351. Destruction, Removal, or Alteration of Public Information - Sec. 552.351. DESTRUCTION, REMOVAL, OR ALTERATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 552.352. Distribution or Misuse of Confidential Information - Sec. 552.352. DISTRIBUTION OR MISUSE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) A...

Section 552.353. Failure or Refusal of Officer for Public Information to Provide Access to or Copying of Public Information - Sec. 552.353. FAILURE OR REFUSAL OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION...

Subchapter J. Additional Provisions Related to Contracting Information

Section 552.371. Certain Entities Required to Provide Contracting Information to Governmental Body in Connection With Request - Sec. 552.371. CERTAIN ENTITIES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CONTRACTING INFORMATION TO...

Section 552.372. Bids and Contracts - Sec. 552.372. BIDS AND CONTRACTS. (a) A contract described by...

Section 552.373. Noncompliance With Provision of Subchapter - Sec. 552.373. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH PROVISION OF SUBCHAPTER. A governmental body...

Section 552.374. Termination of Contract for Noncompliance - Sec. 552.374. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) Subject to...

Section 552.375. Other Contract Provisions - Sec. 552.375. OTHER CONTRACT PROVISIONS. Nothing in this subchapter prevents...

Section 552.376. Cause of Action Not Created - Sec. 552.376. CAUSE OF ACTION NOT CREATED. This subchapter does...

Chapter 553 - Public Disclosure

Subchapter A. Disclosure by Public Servant of Interest in Property to Be Acquired With Public Funds

Section 553.001. Definitions - Sec. 553.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Public funds" includes...

Section 553.002. Disclosure of Interest in Property - Sec. 553.002. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY. (a) A public...

Section 553.003. Criminal Penalty; Presumption - Sec. 553.003. CRIMINAL PENALTY; PRESUMPTION. (a) A person commits an...

Subchapter B. Failure by Public Officer to Publish Legal Notice or Financial Statement

Section 553.021. Definition - Sec. 553.021. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public officer" means an...

Section 553.022. Failure to Publish Legal Notice or Financial Statement; Civil Penalty - Sec. 553.022. FAILURE TO PUBLISH LEGAL NOTICE OR FINANCIAL STATEMENT;...

Section 553.023. Enforcement - Sec. 553.023. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The county or district attorney of...

Chapter 554 - Protection for Reporting Violations of Law

Section 554.001. Definitions - Sec. 554.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Law" means: (A)...

Section 554.002. Retaliation Prohibited for Reporting Violation of Law - Sec. 554.002. RETALIATION PROHIBITED FOR REPORTING VIOLATION OF LAW. (a)...

Section 554.003. Relief Available to Public Employee - Sec. 554.003. RELIEF AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. (a) A public...

Section 554.0035. Waiver of Immunity - Sec. 554.0035. WAIVER OF IMMUNITY. A public employee who alleges...

Section 554.004. Burden of Proof; Presumption; Affirmative Defense - Sec. 554.004. BURDEN OF PROOF; PRESUMPTION; AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. (a) A...

Section 554.005. Limitation Period - Sec. 554.005. LIMITATION PERIOD. Except as provided by Section 554.006,...

Section 554.006. Use of Grievance or Appeal Procedures - Sec. 554.006. USE OF GRIEVANCE OR APPEAL PROCEDURES. (a) A...

Section 554.007. Where Suit Brought - Sec. 554.007. WHERE SUIT BROUGHT. (a) A public employee of...

Section 554.008. Civil Penalty - Sec. 554.008. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A supervisor who in violation...

Section 554.009. Notice to Employees - Sec. 554.009. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES. (a) A state or local...

Section 554.010. Audit of State Governmental Entity After Suit - Sec. 554.010. AUDIT OF STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AFTER SUIT. (a)...

Chapter 555 - State Agency Records Relating to License Holders or Other Regulated Persons

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 555.001. Definitions - Sec. 555.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "state agency," "license," and...

Section 555.002. Rules - Sec. 555.002. RULES. A state agency may adopt fair and...

Section 555.003. Exception - Sec. 555.003. EXCEPTION. This chapter does not apply to files...

Subchapter B. Procedures Relating to License Records

Section 555.021. Maintenance and Accessibility of License Records - Sec. 555.021. MAINTENANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF LICENSE RECORDS. (a) Each...

Section 555.022. Removal of Records From File - Sec. 555.022. REMOVAL OF RECORDS FROM FILE. (a) On removal...

Section 555.023. Agency File Diversification Permitted - Sec. 555.023. AGENCY FILE DIVERSIFICATION PERMITTED. (a) A state agency...

Subchapter C. Sharing Confidential Information

Section 555.051. Information Sharing Among Certain Agencies - Sec. 555.051. INFORMATION SHARING AMONG CERTAIN AGENCIES. (a) This section...

Chapter 556 - Political Activities by Certain Public Entities and Individuals

Section 556.001. Definitions - Sec. 556.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Appropriated money" means...

Section 556.002. Application to Certain Entities and Individuals - Sec. 556.002. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS. (a) This...

Section 556.003. State Employees' Rights - Sec. 556.003. STATE EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS. A state employee has the...

Section 556.004. Prohibited Acts of Agencies and Individuals - Sec. 556.004. PROHIBITED ACTS OF AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS. (a) A...

Section 556.005. Employment of Lobbyist - Sec. 556.005. EMPLOYMENT OF LOBBYIST. (a) A state agency may...

Section 556.0055. Restrictions on Lobbying Expenditures - Sec. 556.0055. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES. (a) A political subdivision...

Section 556.006. Legislative Lobbying - Sec. 556.006. LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING. (a) A state agency may not...

Section 556.007. Termination of Employment - Sec. 556.007. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. A state employee who causes...

Section 556.008. Compensation Prohibition - Sec. 556.008. COMPENSATION PROHIBITION. A state agency may not use...

Section 556.009. Notice of Prohibitions - Sec. 556.009. NOTICE OF PROHIBITIONS. (a) A state agency shall...

Chapter 557 - Sedition, Sabotage, and Communism

Subchapter A. Sedition

Section 557.001. Sedition - Sec. 557.001. SEDITION. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 557.002. Disqualification - Sec. 557.002. DISQUALIFICATION. A person who is finally convicted of...

Section 557.003. Seditious Organizations - Sec. 557.003. SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An organization, either incorporated or...

Section 557.004. Enforcement - Sec. 557.004. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A district court may, on application...

Section 557.005. Judicial Powers in Labor Disputes - Sec. 557.005. JUDICIAL POWERS IN LABOR DISPUTES. This subchapter does...

Subchapter B. Sabotage

Section 557.011. Sabotage - Sec. 557.011. SABOTAGE. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 557.012. Capital Sabotage - Sec. 557.012. CAPITAL SABOTAGE. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 557.013. Enforcement - Sec. 557.013. ENFORCEMENT. The attorney general, a district or county...

Subchapter C. Communism

Section 557.021. Definitions - Sec. 557.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Communist" means a...

Section 557.022. Restrictions - Sec. 557.022. RESTRICTIONS. (a) The name of a communist may...

Section 557.023. Enforcement - Sec. 557.023. ENFORCEMENT. The attorney general, a district or county...

Chapter 558 - Interpreters for Deaf or Hearing Impaired Persons

Section 558.001. Definition - Sec. 558.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "deaf or hearing impaired"...

Section 558.002. State Examinations - Sec. 558.002. STATE EXAMINATIONS. (a) A deaf or hearing impaired...

Section 558.003. Proceedings Before Political Subdivisions - Sec. 558.003. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) In a proceeding...

Chapter 559 - State Government Privacy Policies

Section 559.001. Definition - Sec. 559.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state governmental body" means...

Section 559.002. Right to Be Informed About Information Collected - Sec. 559.002. RIGHT TO BE INFORMED ABOUT INFORMATION COLLECTED. It...

Section 559.003. Right to Notice About Certain Information Laws and Practices - Sec. 559.003. RIGHT TO NOTICE ABOUT CERTAIN INFORMATION LAWS AND...

Section 559.004. Right to Correction of Incorrect Information - Sec. 559.004. RIGHT TO CORRECTION OF INCORRECT INFORMATION. Each state...

Section 559.005. Applicability of and Construction With Public Information Law - Sec. 559.005. APPLICABILITY OF AND CONSTRUCTION WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW....

Chapter 560 - Biometric Identifier

Section 560.001. Definitions - Sec. 560.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Biometric identifier" means...

Section 560.002. Disclosure of Biometric Identifier - Sec. 560.002. DISCLOSURE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER. A governmental body that...

Section 560.003. Application of Chapter 552 - Sec. 560.003. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 552. A biometric identifier in...

Subtitle B - Ethics

Chapter 571 - Texas Ethics Commission

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 571.001. Purpose - Sec. 571.001. PURPOSE. It is the policy of the legislature...

Section 571.002. Definitions - Sec. 571.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 571.021. Texas Ethics Commission - Sec. 571.021. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION. This chapter applies to the...

Section 571.022. Sunset Provision - Sec. 571.022. SUNSET PROVISION. The commission is subject to review...

Section 571.0221. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 571.0221. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. Appointments to the commission shall be...

Section 571.023. Presiding Officer - Sec. 571.023. PRESIDING OFFICER. The members of the commission shall...

Section 571.0231. Restriction on Commission Membership - Sec. 571.0231. RESTRICTION ON COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP. A person may not...

Section 571.0232. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 571.0232. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 571.024. Expenses - Sec. 571.024. EXPENSES. A member of the commission is entitled...

Section 571.025. Meetings - Sec. 571.025. MEETINGS. The commission shall meet at least once...

Section 571.026. Quorum; Vote Required - Sec. 571.026. QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED. (a) A majority of the...

Section 571.027. Prohibited Participation - Sec. 571.027. PROHIBITED PARTICIPATION. (a) A member of the commission...

Section 571.0271. Commission Member Training - Sec. 571.0271. COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person who is...

Section 571.028. Prohibited Candidacy - Sec. 571.028. PROHIBITED CANDIDACY. A member of the commission may...

Section 571.029. Staff - Sec. 571.029. STAFF. (a) The commission may employ staff, including...

Section 571.030. Separation of Responsibilities - Sec. 571.030. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The commission shall develop and...

Section 571.0301. Information to Members and Employees - Sec. 571.0301. INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. The executive director...

Section 571.0302. Equal Employment Policy - Sec. 571.0302. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY. (a) The executive director or...

Section 571.031. Records - Sec. 571.031. RECORDS. Except as provided by Sections 571.139(a) and...

Section 571.032. Mailing of Notices, Decisions, and Reports - Sec. 571.032. MAILING OF NOTICES, DECISIONS, AND REPORTS. (a) Except...

Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties

Section 571.061. Laws Administered and Enforced by Commission - Sec. 571.061. LAWS ADMINISTERED AND ENFORCED BY COMMISSION. (a) The...

Section 571.062. Rules - Sec. 571.062. RULES. (a) The commission, on the affirmative vote...

Section 571.063. Rules Concerning Gifts to Regulatory Agency Officers and Employees - Sec. 571.063. RULES CONCERNING GIFTS TO REGULATORY AGENCY OFFICERS AND...

Section 571.064. Reporting and Registration Thresholds - Sec. 571.064. REPORTING AND REGISTRATION THRESHOLDS. (a) If a law...

Section 571.0645. Filing Deadline for Electronic Reports - Sec. 571.0645. FILING DEADLINE FOR ELECTRONIC REPORTS. The commission shall...

Section 571.065. Forms - Sec. 571.065. FORMS. (a) The commission shall prescribe forms for...

Section 571.066. Electronic Data Base - Sec. 571.066. ELECTRONIC DATA BASE. (a) The Department of Information...

Section 571.067. Computer Software - Sec. 571.067. COMPUTER SOFTWARE. The commission may develop computer software...

Section 571.0671. Requirements for Electronic Filing Software - Sec. 571.0671. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC FILING SOFTWARE. (a) Computer software...

Section 571.0672. Proposition of Technological Solutions - Sec. 571.0672. PROPOSITION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS. The commission shall develop...

Section 571.068. Account Numbers - Sec. 571.068. ACCOUNT NUMBERS. The commission shall assign an account...

Section 571.069. Review of Statements and Reports; Audits - Sec. 571.069. REVIEW OF STATEMENTS AND REPORTS; AUDITS. (a) The...

Section 571.070. Manual - Sec. 571.070. MANUAL. The commission shall adopt by rule and...

Section 571.071. Training; Guidelines - Sec. 571.071. TRAINING; GUIDELINES. (a) The commission shall: (1) provide...

Section 571.072. Public Access - Sec. 571.072. PUBLIC ACCESS. (a) The commission shall develop and...

Section 571.073. Report - Sec. 571.073. REPORT. On or before December 31 of each...

Section 571.074. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 571.074. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The commission may accept gifts...

Section 571.075. Delegation of Authority - Sec. 571.075. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. The commission by rule may...

Section 571.076. Contract for Administration - Sec. 571.076. CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATION. The commission may contract with...

Section 571.077. Statements, Registrations, and Reports Considered to Be Verified - Sec. 571.077. STATEMENTS, REGISTRATIONS, AND REPORTS CONSIDERED TO BE VERIFIED....

Section 571.0771. Corrected Statements, Registrations, and Reports Considered Timely Filed - Sec. 571.0771. CORRECTED STATEMENTS, REGISTRATIONS, AND REPORTS CONSIDERED TIMELY FILED....

Section 571.078. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 571.078. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The...

Section 571.079. Posting Information Relating to Unpaid Penalties on Website - Sec. 571.079. POSTING INFORMATION RELATING TO UNPAID PENALTIES ON WEBSITE....

Subchapter D. Advisory Opinions

Section 571.091. Opinion to Be Given on Request - Sec. 571.091. OPINION TO BE GIVEN ON REQUEST. (a) The...

Section 571.092. Deadline for Opinion; Extension - Sec. 571.092. DEADLINE FOR OPINION; EXTENSION. (a) The commission shall...

Section 571.093. Protection of Identity of Requestor or Affected Person - Sec. 571.093. PROTECTION OF IDENTITY OF REQUESTOR OR AFFECTED PERSON....

Section 571.094. Opinion Issued on Initiative of Commission - Sec. 571.094. OPINION ISSUED ON INITIATIVE OF COMMISSION. On its...

Section 571.095. Maintenance of Opinions; Summary - Sec. 571.095. MAINTENANCE OF OPINIONS; SUMMARY. The commission shall number...

Section 571.096. Opinion by Other Governmental Entity - Sec. 571.096. OPINION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. (a) The authority...

Section 571.097. Defenses: Reliance on Advisory Opinion; Commission's Failure to Issue Opinion - Sec. 571.097. DEFENSES: RELIANCE ON ADVISORY OPINION; COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO...

Section 571.098. Conversion of Contribution to Personal Use - Sec. 571.098. CONVERSION OF CONTRIBUTION TO PERSONAL USE. A person...

Subchapter E. Complaint Procedures and Hearings

Section 571.121. General Powers - Sec. 571.121. GENERAL POWERS. (a) The commission may: (1) hold...

Section 571.1211. Definitions - Sec. 571.1211. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Campaign communication" and...

Section 571.1212. Categorization of Violations - Sec. 571.1212. CATEGORIZATION OF VIOLATIONS. An allegation of a violation...

Section 571.122. Filing of Complaint; Contents - Sec. 571.122. FILING OF COMPLAINT; CONTENTS. (a) An individual may...

Section 571.1221. Dismissal of Complaint Filed at Direction or Urging of Nonresident - Sec. 571.1221. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT FILED AT DIRECTION OR URGING...

Section 571.1222. Dismissal of Complaint Challenging Certain Information in Political Report - Sec. 571.1222. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT CHALLENGING CERTAIN INFORMATION IN POLITICAL...

Section 571.123. Processing of Complaint - Sec. 571.123. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINT. (a) The commission shall determine...

Section 571.1231. Designation of Agent by Certain Respondents - Sec. 571.1231. DESIGNATION OF AGENT BY CERTAIN RESPONDENTS. (a) This...

Section 571.124. Preliminary Review: Initiation - Sec. 571.124. PRELIMINARY REVIEW: INITIATION. (a) The commission staff shall...

Section 571.1241. Review of Executive Director's Determination of Jurisdiction - Sec. 571.1241. REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DETERMINATION OF JURISDICTION. (a)...

Section 571.1242. Preliminary Review - Sec. 571.1242. PRELIMINARY REVIEW. (a) If the alleged violation is...

Section 571.1244. Preliminary Review and Preliminary Review Procedures - Sec. 571.1244. PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCEDURES. The commission...

Section 571.125. Preliminary Review Hearing: Procedure - Sec. 571.125. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) The commission shall...

Section 571.126. Preliminary Review Hearing: Resolution - Sec. 571.126. PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) As soon as...

Section 571.129. Formal Hearing: Standard of Evidence - Sec. 571.129. FORMAL HEARING: STANDARD OF EVIDENCE. During a formal...

Section 571.130. Formal Hearing: Subpoenas and Witnesses - Sec. 571.130. FORMAL HEARING: SUBPOENAS AND WITNESSES. (a) A subpoena...

Section 571.131. Formal Hearing: Procedure - Sec. 571.131. FORMAL HEARING: PROCEDURE. (a) Not later than the...

Section 571.132. Formal Hearing: Resolution - Sec. 571.132. FORMAL HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) Not later than the...

Section 571.133. Appeal of Final Decision - Sec. 571.133. APPEAL OF FINAL DECISION. (a) To appeal a...

Section 571.134. Delay of Referral - Sec. 571.134. DELAY OF REFERRAL. If an alleged violation involves...

Section 571.135. Public Interest Information - Sec. 571.135. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall develop...

Section 571.1351. Status of Complaint - Sec. 571.1351. STATUS OF COMPLAINT. (a) The commission shall keep...

Section 571.136. Extension of Deadline - Sec. 571.136. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE. The commission may, on its...

Section 571.137. Subpoena - Sec. 571.137. SUBPOENA. (a) In connection with a formal hearing,...

Section 571.138. Status of Complainant - Sec. 571.138. STATUS OF COMPLAINANT. The complainant is not a...

Section 571.139. Applicability of Other Acts - Sec. 571.139. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER ACTS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 571.140. Confidentiality; Offense - Sec. 571.140. CONFIDENTIALITY; OFFENSE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 571.141. Availability of Commission Orders on Internet - Sec. 571.141. AVAILABILITY OF COMMISSION ORDERS ON INTERNET. (a) As...

Section 571.142. Liability for Respondent's Costs - Sec. 571.142. LIABILITY FOR RESPONDENT'S COSTS. (a) This section applies...

Subchapter F. Enforcement

Section 571.171. Initiation and Referral - Sec. 571.171. INITIATION AND REFERRAL. (a) On a motion adopted...

Section 571.172. Order - Sec. 571.172. ORDER. The commission may: (1) issue and enforce...

Section 571.173. Civil Penalty for Delay or Violation - Sec. 571.173. CIVIL PENALTY FOR DELAY OR VIOLATION. The commission...

Section 571.1731. Waiver or Reduction of Late Filing Penalty - Sec. 571.1731. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF LATE FILING PENALTY. (a)...

Section 571.174. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Lobbyist Registration - Sec. 571.174. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LOBBYIST REGISTRATION. After...

Section 571.175. Notification of Regulatory or Supervisory Entity - Sec. 571.175. NOTIFICATION OF REGULATORY OR SUPERVISORY ENTITY. The commission...

Section 571.176. Civil Penalty for Frivolous or Bad-Faith Complaint - Sec. 571.176. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FRIVOLOUS OR BAD-FAITH COMPLAINT. (a)...

Section 571.177. Factors Considered for Assessment of Sanction - Sec. 571.177. FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ASSESSMENT OF SANCTION. The commission...

Chapter 572 - Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 572.001. Policy; Legislative Intent - Sec. 572.001. POLICY; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (a) It is the policy...

Section 572.002. General Definitions - Sec. 572.002. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Appointed officer"...

Section 572.003. Definition: Appointed Officer of Major State Agency - Sec. 572.003. DEFINITION: APPOINTED OFFICER OF MAJOR STATE AGENCY. (a)...

Section 572.004. Definition: Regulation - Sec. 572.004. DEFINITION: REGULATION. In this chapter, "regulation" means rulemaking,...

Section 572.005. Determination of Substantial Interest - Sec. 572.005. DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST. An individual has a...

Section 572.006. Determination of Dependent Child - Sec. 572.006. DETERMINATION OF DEPENDENT CHILD. An individual's child, including...

Section 572.007. Penalties Imposed by Commission - Sec. 572.007. PENALTIES IMPOSED BY COMMISSION. This chapter does not...

Section 572.008. Venue - Sec. 572.008. VENUE. An offense under this chapter, including perjury,...

Subchapter B. Personal Financial Statement

Section 572.021. Financial Statement Required - Sec. 572.021. FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section...

Section 572.0211. Filing by Holdover Officer Not Required - Sec. 572.0211. FILING BY HOLDOVER OFFICER NOT REQUIRED. (a) An...

Section 572.022. Reporting Categories; Required Descriptions - Sec. 572.022. REPORTING CATEGORIES; REQUIRED DESCRIPTIONS. (a) If an amount...

Section 572.023. Contents of Financial Statement in General - Sec. 572.023. CONTENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT IN GENERAL. (a) A...

Section 572.024. Information About Services for Lobbyists or Lobbyist Employers - Sec. 572.024. INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES FOR LOBBYISTS OR LOBBYIST EMPLOYERS....

Section 572.025. Information About Legislators' Representation Before Executive State Agencies - Sec. 572.025. INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATORS' REPRESENTATION BEFORE EXECUTIVE STATE AGENCIES....

Section 572.0251. Information About Legislative Continuances - Sec. 572.0251. INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATIVE CONTINUANCES. A member or member-elect...

Section 572.0252. Information About Referrals - Sec. 572.0252. INFORMATION ABOUT REFERRALS. A state officer who is...

Section 572.026. Filing Dates for State Officers and State Party Chairs - Sec. 572.026. FILING DATES FOR STATE OFFICERS AND STATE PARTY...

Section 572.027. Filing Dates for Candidates - Sec. 572.027. FILING DATES FOR CANDIDATES. (a) An individual who...

Section 572.028. Duplicate Statements - Sec. 572.028. DUPLICATE STATEMENTS. If an individual has filed a...

Section 572.029. Timeliness of Filing - Sec. 572.029. TIMELINESS OF FILING. (a) The deadline for filing...

Section 572.0291. Electronic Filing Required - Sec. 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 572.0295. Amendment of Financial Statement - Sec. 572.0295. AMENDMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (a) A person who...

Section 572.030. Preparation and Mailing of Forms - Sec. 572.030. PREPARATION AND MAILING OF FORMS. (a) The commission...

Section 572.031. Determination of Compliance With Subchapter - Sec. 572.031. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER. (a) The commission...

Section 572.032. Public Access to Statements - Sec. 572.032. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS. (a) Financial statements filed...

Section 572.033. Civil Penalty - Sec. 572.033. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The commission shall determine from...

Section 572.034. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 572.034. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An individual commits an offense...

Section 572.035. Removal of Personal Information for Federal Judges, State Judges, and Family Members - Sec. 572.035. REMOVAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR FEDERAL JUDGES, STATE...

Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions

Section 572.051. Standards of Conduct; State Agency Ethics Policy - Sec. 572.051. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT; STATE AGENCY ETHICS POLICY. (a)...

Section 572.052. Representation by Legislators Before State Agencies; Criminal Offense - Sec. 572.052. REPRESENTATION BY LEGISLATORS BEFORE STATE AGENCIES; CRIMINAL OFFENSE....

Section 572.053. Voting by Legislators on Certain Measures or Bills; Criminal Offense - Sec. 572.053. VOTING BY LEGISLATORS ON CERTAIN MEASURES OR BILLS;...

Section 572.0531. Notice Required for Introduction or Sponsorship of or Voting on Certain Measures or Bills by Legislators - Sec. 572.0531. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR INTRODUCTION OR SPONSORSHIP OF OR...

Section 572.054. Representation by Former Officer or Employee of Regulatory Agency Restricted; Criminal Offense - Sec. 572.054. REPRESENTATION BY FORMER OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF REGULATORY...

Section 572.055. Certain Solicitations of Regulated Business Entities Prohibited; Criminal Offense - Sec. 572.055. CERTAIN SOLICITATIONS OF REGULATED BUSINESS ENTITIES PROHIBITED; CRIMINAL...

Section 572.056. Contracts by State Officers With Governmental Entities; Criminal Offense - Sec. 572.056. CONTRACTS BY STATE OFFICERS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; CRIMINAL...

Section 572.057. Certain Leases Prohibited - Sec. 572.057. CERTAIN LEASES PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by...

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...

Section 572.059. Independence of State and Local Officers Acting in Legislative Capacity - Sec. 572.059. INDEPENDENCE OF STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS ACTING IN...

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...

Section 572.061. Certain Gratuities Authorized - Sec. 572.061. CERTAIN GRATUITIES AUTHORIZED. This subchapter does not prohibit...

Section 572.069. Certain Employment for Former State Officer or Employee Restricted - Sec. 572.069. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR FORMER STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE...

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...

Section 573.002. Degrees of Relationship - Sec. 573.002. DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP. Except as provided by Section...

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...

Section 573.022. Determination of Consanguinity - Sec. 573.022. DETERMINATION OF CONSANGUINITY. (a) Two individuals are related...

Section 573.023. Computation of Degree of Consanguinity - Sec. 573.023. COMPUTATION OF DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY. (a) The degree...

Section 573.024. Determination of Affinity - Sec. 573.024. DETERMINATION OF AFFINITY. (a) Two individuals are related...

Section 573.025. Computation of Degree of Affinity - Sec. 573.025. COMPUTATION OF DEGREE OF AFFINITY. (a) A husband...

Subchapter C. Nepotism Prohibitions

Section 573.041. Prohibition Applicable to Public Official - Sec. 573.041. PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICIAL. A public official...

Section 573.042. Prohibition Applicable to Candidate - Sec. 573.042. PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO CANDIDATE. (a) A candidate may...

Section 573.043. Prohibition Applicable to District Judge - Sec. 573.043. PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO DISTRICT JUDGE. A district judge...

Section 573.044. Prohibition Applicable to Trading - Sec. 573.044. PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO TRADING. A public official may...

Subchapter D. Exceptions

Section 573.061. General Exceptions - Sec. 573.061. GENERAL EXCEPTIONS. Section 573.041 does not apply to:...

Section 573.062. Continuous Employment - Sec. 573.062. CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT. (a) A nepotism prohibition prescribed by...

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