{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-557.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 557.022","heading":"RESTRICTIONS.","body":"(a) The name of a communist may not be printed on the ballot for any primary or general election in this state or a political subdivision of this state.\n(b) A person may not hold a nonelected office or position with the state or any political subdivision of the state if:\n(1) any of the compensation for the office or position comes from public funds of this state or a political subdivision of this state; and\n(2) the employer or superior of the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is a communist.\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 557. SEDITION, SABOTAGE, AND COMMUNISM","SUBCHAPTER C. COMMUNISM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.557.htm#557.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"18806bba93b4f97a6a9508d3834c22e3574b3a11c62d0d723d9af5e89287c5c7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-557.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-557.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}