{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-251.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 251.005","heading":"OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEES EXCLUDED.","body":"(a) An out-of-state political committee is not subject to Chapter 252 or 254, except as provided by Subsection (b), (c), or (d).\n(b) If an out-of-state committee decides to file a campaign treasurer appointment under Chapter 252, at the time the appointment is filed the committee becomes subject to this title to the same extent as a political committee that is not an out-of-state committee.\n(c) If an out-of-state committee performs an activity that removes the committee from out-of-state status as defined by Section 251.001(15), the committee becomes subject to this title to the same extent as a political committee that is not an out-of-state committee.\n(d) An out-of-state political committee that does not file a campaign treasurer appointment shall comply with Section 254.1581.\nAmended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 251. GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.251.htm#251.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"4c00cb796e42d6431a0907af6f9cc3575eb0d8d240b940aaf7e84d1ed0307a42","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-251.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-251.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}