{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 253.040","heading":"SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 253.0351(c), each candidate or officeholder shall keep the person's campaign and officeholder contributions in one or more accounts that are separate from any other account maintained by the person.\n(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 76.02, eff. September 28, 2011.","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#253.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"c588359a528e3e53c544942169c638bd92dc123852be42267eae545fe8aa6629","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}