Tex. Gov't Code § 523.0355 · Subchapter H. COMMISSION OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An individual may not serve as ombudsman in an ombudsman program if the individual or the individual's spouse:
(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the commission;
(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the commission; or
(3) is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the individual's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the commission's operation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 906 (S.B. 213), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 3462), Sec. 7, eff. June 12, 2023.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter Y, Chapter 531 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 8.019(a), eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.523.htm
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