{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 573.041","heading":"PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICIAL.","body":"A public official may not appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the appointment or confirmation of the appointment of an individual to a position that is to be directly or indirectly compensated from public funds or fees of office if:\n(1) the individual is related to the public official within a degree described by Section 573.002; or\n(2) the public official holds the appointment or confirmation authority as a member of a state or local board, the legislature, or a court and the individual is related to another member of that board, legislature, or court within a degree described by Section 573.002.\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 C. NEPOTISM PROHIBITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.573.htm#573.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"018fd8e61b52b0392c60203e18a64216b9a4d8672d77ac14849fb86f3caa8a7d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-573.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}