{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 571.002","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Commission\" means the Texas Ethics Commission.\n(2) \"Complainant\" means an individual who files a sworn complaint with the commission.\n(2-a) \"Executive director\" means the executive director of the commission.\n(3) \"Political party\" includes only a political party required to hold a primary election under Section 172.001, Election Code.\n(4) \"Respondent\" means a person who is alleged to have committed a violation of a rule adopted by or a law administered and enforced by the commission.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 571. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.571.htm#571.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"02f8a6c38b40555533869a8007a2ac4b67d1f8bb562363fd6d27175d97859809","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}