{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 253.159","heading":"EXCEPTION TO CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.","body":"Section 253.155 does not apply to an individual who is related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 7, eff. June 2, 2019.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES","SUBCHAPTER F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm#253.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"478995be0027d4db4636952fd357b13e99f15d0bfc2b9953b89a43b9be526ddf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-253.1601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}