Texas Election Code
§ 253.039 — CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED
EL § 253.039Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS · Ch. 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES · Art. B. CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES
Statute text
View on source(a)A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to:
(1)a candidate or officeholder;
(2)a political committee; or
(3)a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee.
(b)A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the Capitol or a courthouse.
(c)This section does not prohibit contributions made in the Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or a common or contract carrier.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 1152), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.