Sec. 253.102. COERCION PROHIBITED. (a) A corporation or labor organization or a political committee assisted by a corporation or labor organization under Section 253.100 commits an offense if it uses or threatens to use physical force, job discrimination, or financial reprisal to obtain money or any other thing of value to be used to influence the result of an election or to assist an officeholder.
(b) A political committee assisted by a corporation or labor organization under Section 253.100 commits an offense if it accepts or uses money or any other thing of value that is known by a member or officer of the political committee to have been obtained in violation of Subsection (a).
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
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
Section 253.092. Treatment of Incorporated Political Committee
Section 253.093. Certain Associations Covered
Section 253.094. Contributions Prohibited
Section 253.095. Punishment of Agent
Section 253.096. Contribution on Measure
Section 253.097. Contribution From Corporation or Labor Organization
Section 253.098. Communication With Stockholders or Members
Section 253.099. Nonpartisan Voter Registration and Get-Out-the-Vote Campaigns
Section 253.100. Expenditures for General-Purpose Committee
Section 253.101. Unlawful Contribution or Expenditure by Committee
Section 253.102. Coercion Prohibited
Section 253.103. Corporate Loans
Section 253.104. Contribution to Political Party
Section 253.105. Contributions to Direct Expenditure Only Committees