{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-556.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 556.008","heading":"COMPENSATION PROHIBITION.","body":"A state agency may not use appropriated money to compensate a state officer or employee who violates Section 556.004(a), (b), or (c) or Section 556.005 or 556.006(a), or who is subject to termination under Section 556.007.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 556. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY CERTAIN PUBLIC ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.556.htm#556.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0e55748494890f45d7dcf35d2e61a42ccbfec861803a2356771592f70acf0dea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-556.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-556.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}