Tex. Elec. Code § 253.152 · Subchapter F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not been married or who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.
(2) "In connection with an election" means:
(A) with regard to a contribution that is designated in writing for a particular election, the election designated; or
(B) with regard to a contribution that is not designated in writing for a particular election, the next election for that office occurring after the contribution is made.
(3) "Judicial district" means the territory from which a judicial candidate is elected or appointed.
(4) "Law firm" means a partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, professional corporation, or other entity organized for the practice of law.
(5) "Law firm group" means:
(A) a law firm;
(B) a general-purpose committee established or controlled by the law firm or a member of the law firm;
(C) a member of the law firm; and
(D) the spouse of a member of the law firm.
(6) "Member of a law firm" means:
(A) a person designated "of counsel" or "of the firm";
(B) a partner of the law firm, whether an individual or an entity;
(C) an associate of the law firm;
(D) a shareholder of the law firm, whether an individual or an entity; or
(E) an employee of the law firm.
(7) "Statewide judicial office" means the office of chief justice or justice, supreme court, or presiding judge or judge, court of criminal appeals, or chief justice or justice, Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 2019.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 15.03, eff. December 4, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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