{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-176.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 176.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY TO VENDORS AND OTHER PERSONS.","body":"(a) This chapter applies to a person who is:\n(1) a vendor; or\n(2) a local government officer of a local governmental entity.\n(b) A person is not subject to the disclosure requirements of this chapter if the person is:\n(1) a state, a political subdivision of a state, the federal government, or a foreign government; or\n(2) an employee or agent of an entity described by Subdivision (1), acting in the employee's or agent's official capacity.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 914), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 226 (H.B. 1491), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 989 (H.B. 23), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 989 (H.B. 23), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 176. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS; PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.176.htm#176.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"7821c8bc33d60be7364b708889479320e51a1d3ef1606068ca1e7fc52561db02","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-176.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-176.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}