{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 573.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Candidate\" has the meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code.\n(2) \"Position\" includes an office, clerkship, employment, or duty.\n(3) \"Public official\" means:\n(A) an officer of this state or of a district, county, municipality, precinct, school district, or other political subdivision of this state;\n(B) an officer or member of a board of this state or of a district, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of this state; or\n(C) a judge of a court created by or under a statute of this state.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 573. DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP; NEPOTISM PROHIBITIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.573.htm#573.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"275856fa27529f0ce1b8bae4ccd497a2a45acebd49b2517d390243f9e0aa09f3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.070","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}