{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 254.044","heading":"REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD.","body":"(a) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution made using a credit card shall:\n(1) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the political contribution amount:\n(A) report as a political contribution the full amount, including the deducted amount; and\n(B) report as a political expenditure the deducted amount; and\n(2) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is paid by the person making the political contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of the political contribution amount.\n(b) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person making the political contribution.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 853 (H.B. 3372), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 254. POLITICAL REPORTING","SUBCHAPTER B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.254.htm#254.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"88923c43e5d60bbf24b6123dffb99e7075fbd4b6d13a2e92e3a3a1eddbe7f536","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}