{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.0252","heading":"OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.","body":"For purposes of this subchapter, the following are offenses against public administration:\n(1) an offense under Title 8, Penal Code, committed by a state officer or a state employee in connection with the powers and duties of the state office or state employment;\n(2) an offense under Chapter 301, 302, 571, 572, or 2004 committed by a state officer or a state employee in connection with the powers and duties of the state office or state employment or by a candidate for state office;\n(3) an offense under Chapter 573 committed by a state officer in connection with the powers and duties of the state office; and\n(4) an offense under Title 15, Election Code, committed in connection with:\n(A) a campaign for or the holding of state office; or\n(B) an election on a proposed constitutional amendment.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 1690), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER B-1. PUBLIC INTEGRITY UNIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"86f317e7bf5b9889377ccda3ef1623ed29f8c03aa95894be2395bfb53c6ac73d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0251","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}