Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics
Subtitle B - Ethics

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...

Subchapter E. Enforcement

Section 573.081. Removal in General - Sec. 573.081. REMOVAL IN GENERAL. (a) An individual who violates...

Section 573.082. Removal by Quo Warranto Proceeding - Sec. 573.082. REMOVAL BY QUO WARRANTO PROCEEDING. (a) A quo...

Section 573.083. Withholding Payment of Compensation - Sec. 573.083. WITHHOLDING PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION. A public official may...

Section 573.084. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 573.084. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An individual commits an offense...

Chapter 574 - Dual Office Holding

Section 574.001. Finding of Constitutional Compliance - Sec. 574.001. FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE. (a) A nonelective state...

Section 574.002. Record - Sec. 574.002. RECORD. A governing body or executive head shall...

Section 574.003. Rules - Sec. 574.003. RULES. A governing body or executive head shall...

Section 574.004. Assistance by Attorney General - Sec. 574.004. ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. This chapter does not...

Section 574.005. Local Government Officers on State Governing Bodies - Sec. 574.005. LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS ON STATE GOVERNING BODIES. (a)...

Chapter 575 - Acceptance of Gift by State Agency

Section 575.001. Definitions - Sec. 575.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Gift" means a...

Section 575.002. Gifts of $500 or More - Sec. 575.002. GIFTS OF $500 OR MORE. This chapter applies...

Section 575.003. Acceptance of Gift by State Agency Governing Board - Sec. 575.003. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT BY STATE AGENCY GOVERNING BOARD....

Section 575.004. Record of Gift - Sec. 575.004. RECORD OF GIFT. A state agency that accepts...

Section 575.005. Acceptance of Gift From Party to Contested Case Prohibited - Sec. 575.005. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT FROM PARTY TO CONTESTED CASE...

Chapter 576 - Prohibition on Appropriation of Money to Settle or Pay Sexual Harassment Claims

Section 576.0001. Prohibition on Appropriation of Money to Settle or Pay Sexual Harassment Claims - Sec. 576.0001. PROHIBITION ON APPROPRIATION OF MONEY TO SETTLE OR...

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Texas Statutes Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics Subtitle B - Ethics

Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics
Subtitle B - Ethics