{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-305.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 305.021","heading":"FALSE COMMUNICATIONS.","body":"A person, for the purpose of influencing legislation or administrative action, may not:\n(1) knowingly or wilfully make a false statement or misrepresentation of the facts to a member of the legislative or executive branch; or\n(2) cause a copy of a document the person knows to contain a false statement to be received by a member of the legislative or executive branch without notifying the member in writing of the truth.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. LEGISLATURE","CHAPTER 305. REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.305.htm#305.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f56a9eeeac19aa7e3cad49c62c2169a33812753dc01a2921fbdcb0705c77fe23","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-305.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-305.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}