{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.038","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 253.038","heading":"PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO RENT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution to purchase real property or to pay the interest on or principal of a note for the purchase of real property.\n(a-1) A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution for the rental or purchase of real property from:\n(1) a person related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to the candidate or officeholder; or\n(2) a business in which the candidate or officeholder or a person described by Subdivision (1) has a participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body, or serves as an officer.\n(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) This section does not apply to a payment made in connection with real property that was purchased before January 1, 1992.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 3066), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 3066), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES","SUBCHAPTER B. CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm#253.038","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"bb7be2e839b2a329c53819868df2f261c62ce85cf6863461dd8a36261a88b27f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.039"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}