{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.0251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 572.0251","heading":"INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATIVE CONTINUANCES.","body":"A member or member-elect of the legislature licensed to practice law in this state who represents a party to a civil or criminal case for compensation and on that party's behalf applies for or obtains a legislative continuance under Section 30.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or under another law or rule that requires or permits a court to grant a continuance on the grounds that an attorney for a party is a member or member-elect of the legislature shall report on the financial statement:\n(1) the name of the party represented;\n(2) the date on which the member or member-elect was retained to represent the party;\n(3) the style and cause number of the action in which the continuance was sought and the court and jurisdiction in which the action was pending when the continuance was sought;\n(4) the date on which the member or member-elect applied for a continuance; and\n(5) whether the continuance was granted.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 572. PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST","SUBCHAPTER B. PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.572.htm#572.0251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e85f134c9391933586801db6ffaf184763d7ca2c41d48ba412237ed8d423ebb5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.0252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}