{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.129","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 571.129","heading":"FORMAL HEARING: STANDARD OF EVIDENCE.","body":"During a formal hearing, the commission shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence whether a violation within the jurisdiction of the commission has occurred.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 571. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER E. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND HEARINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.571.htm#571.129","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"937878cbbfbe68029db92f65ce6f1f66d7ec4e4c57ff22959b02a68f411eca6f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.126","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}