Tex. Elec. Code § 253.159 · Subchapter F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT
EXCEPTION TO CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Section 253.155 does not apply to an individual who is related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 7, eff. June 2, 2019.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm
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