{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.007","heading":"CONFLICT OF INTEREST; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) An employee of the commission commits an offense if the employee knowingly:\n(1) performs a function or duty under this chapter; and\n(2) has a direct or indirect financial interest in an underground or surface coal mining operation.\n(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:\n(1) a fine of not more than $2,500;\n(2) imprisonment for not more than one year; or\n(3) both the fine and the imprisonment.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 4. MINES AND MINING","CHAPTER 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.134.htm#134.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"a7c1f3921e2f21852a4ca563c3106b6876d11ccc85b9e4547ea03c865ae6913a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}