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Texas Government Code - Chapter 302 Speaker Of The House Of RepresentativesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 302 Speaker Of The House Of Representatives When the house of representatives first convenes in regular session and a quorum is present and has been qualified, the house shall elect a speaker ... In this subchapter: (1) "Speaker candidate" means a member of or candidate for the house of representatives who has announced his candidacy for or who ... (a) Each speaker candidate shall keep records of all information required to be filed under this subchapter. (b) The records must be kept separate from ... (a) Each speaker candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the Texas Ethics Commission as provided by this section. (b) A declaration of speaker ... (a) Each speaker candidate shall file a sworn statement with the Texas Ethics Commission listing the information required by Section 302.014. (b) Each speaker candidate ... Each statement must list the following information for the period since the last filing date: (1) each contribution of money the speaker candidate or the ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a statement is considered to be filed in compliance with this subchapter if the postmark shows that it ... (a) Each statement filed under this subchapter is public information and shall be preserved for two years after the election for which it was filed. ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a corporation, partnership, association, firm, union, foundation, committee, club, or other organization or group of persons may not ... An elected officer or employee of the executive or judicial branch of state government may not contribute personal services, money, or goods of value to ... (a) Except as provided by Section 302.017 or 302.018, an individual other than the speaker candidate may contribute personal services and traveling expenses to aid ... A person, including a speaker candidate, may not make a contribution to a speaker candidate's campaign or an expenditure to aid or defeat a speaker ... A speaker candidate may expend campaign funds for: (1) travel for the speaker candidate and the speaker candidate's immediate family and campaign staff; (2) the ... (a) A former speaker candidate may: (1) use unexpended campaign funds to retire debt incurred in connection with the speaker candidacy; or (2) remit unexpended ... (a) A speaker candidate or former speaker candidate commits an offense if the person: (1) knowingly fails to file the declaration of candidacy required by ... Each prosecution under this subchapter must be brought by indictment rather than by complaint and information. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, § 1, eff. ... In this subchapter, "economic benefit" means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage, including a campaign contribution. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, § ... A person commits an offense if, with the intent to influence a member of or candidate for the house of representatives in casting a vote ... A member of or candidate for the house of representatives commits an offense if, on the representation or understanding that the member or candidate will ... An offense under this subchapter is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than five years. Acts 1985, 69th ... This subchapter does not prohibit: (1) a person from contacting or communicating with a member of or candidate for the house of representatives about a ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |