{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.086","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 143.086","heading":"POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.","body":"(a) While in uniform or on active duty, a fire fighter or police officer may not take an active part in another person's political campaign for an elective position of the municipality.\n(b) For the purposes of this section, a person takes an active part in a political campaign if the person:\n(1) makes a political speech;\n(2) distributes a card or other political literature;\n(3) writes a letter;\n(4) signs a petition;\n(5) actively and openly solicits votes; or\n(6) makes public derogatory remarks about a candidate for an elective position of the municipality.\n(c) A fire fighter or police officer may not be required to contribute to a political fund or to render a political service to a person or party. A fire fighter or police officer may not be removed, reduced in classification or salary, or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to contribute to a political fund or to render a political service.\n(d) A municipal official who attempts to violate Subsection (c) violates this chapter.\n(e) Except as expressly provided by this section, the commission or the municipality's governing body may not restrict a fire fighter's or police officer's right to engage in a political activity.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER F. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm#143.086","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c88f6fe60e21a00f339d7ad01d47ede5ade0290b585f5e575757f3bffc7401b6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.085","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.087"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}