{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 573.022","heading":"DETERMINATION OF CONSANGUINITY.","body":"(a) Two individuals are related to each other by consanguinity if:\n(1) one is a descendant of the other; or\n(2) they share a common ancestor.\n(b) An adopted child is considered to be a child of the adoptive parent for this purpose.\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 B. RELATIONSHIPS BY CONSANGUINITY OR BY AFFINITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.573.htm#573.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0dbd9059f92295437a80d095c48d802648b422a0d08b069b544bee5f88d8de69","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}