{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 31.153","heading":"VIOLATION OF FREE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LAW.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates any law providing for the purchase or distribution of free instructional materials for the public schools.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 60, eff. July 19, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 61, eff. July 19, 2011.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 31. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY","SUBCHAPTER D. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND PENAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.31.htm#31.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"d0fdfc2a03ff5e9a95b68c79c657058606b91cc64dfe880643ab21b427dfe8c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}