{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-370.2522","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 370.2522","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST LAW TO DIRECTORS.","body":"(a) A director is considered to be a local public official for purposes of Chapter 171, Local Government Code.\n(b) For purposes of Chapter 171, Local Government Code, a director, in connection with a vote or decision by the board, is considered to have a substantial interest in a business entity if a person related to the director in the second degree by consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, has a substantial interest in the business entity.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 590 (H.B. 1708), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE G. TURNPIKES AND TOLL PROJECTS","CHAPTER 370. REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITIES","SUBCHAPTER F. GOVERNANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.370.htm#370.2522","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"0ca191a0052a7a3bd85aa7cd3e5834ca2d7c8c11a1e211b472a65f9cf9630122","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-370.2521","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-370.2523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}