Tex. Gov't Code § 557.003 · Subchapter A. SEDITION
SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An organization, either incorporated or unincorporated, may not engage in or have as a purpose activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence.
(b) An organization that violates Subsection (a):
(1) may not lawfully exist, function, or operate in this state; and
(2) is not entitled to the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to organizations under the law of this state.
(c) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may bring an action against an organization in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that the organization has violated Subsection (a), the court shall order:
(1) the organization dissolved;
(2) if the organization is incorporated in the state or has a permit to do business in the state, the organization's charter or permit revoked;
(3) all funds, records, and property of the organization forfeited to the state; and
(4) all books, records, and files of the organization turned over to the attorney general.
(d) It is prima facie evidence that an organization engages in or has as a purpose engaging in activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence if it is shown that the organization has a parent or superior organization that engages in or has as a purpose engaging in activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.557.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 a52cd06cbe5d1ecc51368b9806122e5f9ed88b3ba81abdfc2822ccc2698ea6c4
- Composed by
- 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
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.