{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 553.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Public funds\" includes only funds collected by or through a government.\n(2) \"Public servant\" means a person who is elected, appointed, employed, or designated, even if not yet qualified for or having assumed the duties of office, as:\n(A) a candidate for nomination or election to public office; or\n(B) an officer of government.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 553. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE","SUBCHAPTER A. DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC SERVANT OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE ACQUIRED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.553.htm#553.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9d3764956f5238e5f9a24a7fd4e6a1cd23496c4173993da474f35d502bd870c8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-552.407","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}