{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2054.1115","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2054.1115","heading":"ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ON STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL.","body":"(a) A state agency or local government that uses the state electronic Internet portal may use electronic payment methods, including the acceptance of credit and debit cards, for:\n(1) point-of-sale transactions, including:\n(A) person-to-person transactions;\n(B) transactions that use an automated process to facilitate a person-to-person transaction; and\n(C) transactions completed by a person at an unattended self-standing computer station using an automated process;\n(2) telephone transactions; or\n(3) mail transactions.\n(b) The state agency or local government may charge a reasonable fee, as provided by Section 2054.111 or Subchapter I, to recover costs incurred through electronic payment methods used under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1216, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1260 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1292 (H.B. 2593), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 389 (S.B. 687), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 13, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. INFORMATION AND PLANNING","CHAPTER 2054. INFORMATION RESOURCES","SUBCHAPTER F. OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2054.htm#2054.1115","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c0d85e610c9e005a3362c97e5defff242a0666e9048a7b2d03dba02f94c15712","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2054.111","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2054.112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}