Sec. 467.106. GIFT OR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. (a) A commission member, the executive director, or an employee of the commission may not intentionally or knowingly accept a gift or political contribution from:
(1) a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(2) a person related in the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(3) a person that owns more than a 10 percent interest in an entity that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(4) a political committee that is directly established, administered, or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery; or
(5) a person who, within the two years preceding the date of the gift or contribution, won a lottery prize exceeding $600 in amount or value.
(b) A person may not make a gift or political contribution to a person known by the actor to be a commission member, the executive director, or an employee of the commission, if the actor:
(1) has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(2) is related in the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(3) owns more than a 10 percent interest in an entity that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(4) is a political committee that is directly established, administered, or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery; or
(5) within the two years preceding the date of the gift or contribution, won a lottery prize exceeding $600 in amount or value.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1441, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs
Chapter 467 - Texas Lottery Commission
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 467.101. Powers and Duties of Commission
Section 467.103. Duties of Executive Director
Section 467.105. Legal Representation
Section 467.106. Gift or Political Contribution to Officer or Employee
Section 467.107. Gift or Political Contribution to Former Officer or Employee
Section 467.108. Representation by Former Officer or Employee
Section 467.109. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy