{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.182","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 254.182","heading":"DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED.","body":"(a) To be entitled to file reports under this subchapter, an opposed candidate or specific-purpose committee must file with the campaign treasurer appointment a written declaration of intent not to exceed $500 in political contributions or political expenditures in the election.\n(b) The declaration of intent must contain a statement that the candidate or committee understands that if the $500 maximum for contributions and expenditures is exceeded, the candidate or committee is required to file reports under Subchapter C or E, as applicable.\nAmended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 254. POLITICAL REPORTING","SUBCHAPTER G. MODIFIED REPORTING PROCEDURES; $500 MAXIMUM IN CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.254.htm#254.182","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"3f9a62d1869e2b1ad1e1403b9db749e8e3fa98794d1358d59b7756931ae28673","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.181","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-254.183"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}