{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 572.052","heading":"REPRESENTATION BY LEGISLATORS BEFORE STATE AGENCIES; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A member of the legislature may not, for compensation, represent another person before a state agency in the executive branch of state government unless the representation:\n(1) is pursuant to an attorney-client relationship in a criminal law matter; or\n(2) involves the filing of documents that involve only ministerial acts on the part of the commission, agency, board, department, or officer.\n(b) A member of the legislature commits an offense if the member violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 5.07, 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 C. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.572.htm#572.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"73cbc20bbefc44749b462ff05462d225a328124dcaa11396ffb1b2538a7c00e7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}