{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.032","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 81.032","heading":"ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.","body":"(a) The commissioners court may accept a donation of labor or services, gift, grant, donation, bequest, or devise of money or other property on behalf of the county, including a donation under Chapter 38, Government Code, for the purpose of performing a function conferred by law on the county or a county officer.\n(b) The commissioners court may not accept a donation described in Subsection (a) of over $1,000 for use in administering elections without the written consent of the secretary of state.\n(c) The secretary of state may grant consent under Subsection (b) only if:\n(1) the secretary consults with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives on the proposed donation; and\n(2) the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives unanimously agree to the secretary's grant of consent.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 172, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.002(11), eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1000 (H.B. 2283), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 81. COMMISSIONERS COURT","SUBCHAPTER B. DUTIES AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.81.htm#81.032","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"23f9944cac20b01ba03ca62681e2f487f8c0f77563f4a258f385405ffb8b7f2d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.030","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}