{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 253.101","heading":"UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY COMMITTEE.","body":"(a) A political committee assisted by a corporation or labor organization under Section 253.100 may not make a political contribution or political expenditure in whole or part from money that is known by a member or officer of the political committee to be dues, fees, or other money required as a condition of employment or condition of membership in a labor organization.\n(a-1) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a political committee from making a political contribution or political expenditure wholly or partly from a campaign contribution made by a corporation or labor organization to the political committee under Section 253.096 or 253.097.\n(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.\nAmended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 2586), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES","SUBCHAPTER D. CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm#253.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"de271d8708b8425bde216c309050fa548ec1e1c558db1b0887b5d27acca2b3a2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.100","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}