{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-660.016","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 660.016","heading":"PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTING MONEY OR TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM CERTAIN PERSONS.","body":"(a) Unless authorized by law, a state employee may not accept money for wages or for a travel expense reimbursement from a person that the employee's employing state agency intends to audit, examine, or investigate or is auditing, examining, or investigating.\n(b) A state employee who violates Subsection (a) shall forfeit the money or travel expense reimbursement to the state.\n(c) Subsections (a) and (b) are in addition to any other prohibitions, penalties, and forfeitures imposed or required by other law.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 660. TRAVEL EXPENSES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.660.htm#660.016","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d4acac400ddfee5c5cd0461824466ff07d3656270113b939a048daecbf11bddc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-660.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-660.017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}