Texas Government Code Title 5, Chapter 573 - Degrees Of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 573.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Candidate" has the meaning assigned by Section 251.001, Election Code. (2) "Position" includes an office, clerkship, employment, or duty. (3) "Public...

SUBCHAPTER B RELATIONSHIPS BY CONSANGUINITY OR BY AFFINITY

• Texas Section 573.002 - Degrees Of Relationship
  Except as provided by Section 573.043, this chapter applies to relationships within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity. Added...
• Texas Section 573.021 - Method Of Computing Degree Of Relationship
  The degree of a relationship is computed by the civil law method. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 573.022 - Determination Of Consanguinity
  (a) Two individuals are related to each other by consanguinity if: (1) one is a descendant of the other; or (2) they share a common...
• Texas Section 573.023 - Computation Of Degree Of Consanguinity
  (a) The degree of relationship by consanguinity between an individual and the individual's descendant is determined by the number of generations that separate them. A...
• Texas Section 573.024 - Determination Of Affinity
  (a) Two individuals are related to each other by affinity if: (1) they are married to each other; or (2) the spouse of one of...

SUBCHAPTER C NEPOTISM PROHIBITIONS

• Texas Section 573.025 - Computation Of Degree Of Affinity
  (a) A husband and wife are related to each other in the first degree by affinity. For other relationships by affinity, the degree of relationship...
• Texas Section 573.041 - Prohibition Applicable To Public Official
  A public official may not appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the appointment or confirmation of the appointment of an individual to a...
• Texas Section 573.042 - Prohibition Applicable To Candidate
  (a) A candidate may not take an affirmative action to influence the following individuals regarding the appointment, reappointment, confirmation of the appointment or reappointment, employment,...
• Texas Section 573.043 - Prohibition Applicable To District Judge
  A district judge may not appoint as official stenographer of the judge's district an individual related to the judge or to the district attorney of...

SUBCHAPTER D EXCEPTIONS

• Texas Section 573.044 - Prohibition Applicable To Trading
  A public official may not appoint, confirm the appointment of, or vote for the appointment or confirmation of the appointment of an individual to a...
• Texas Section 573.061 - General Exceptions
  Section 573.041 does not apply to: (1) an appointment to the office of a notary public or to the confirmation of that appointment; (2) an...

SUBCHAPTER E ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 573.062 - Continuous Employment
  (a) A nepotism prohibition prescribed by Section 573.041 or by a municipal charter or ordinance does not apply to an appointment, confirmation of an appointment,...
• Texas Section 573.081 - Removal In General
  (a) An individual who violates Subchapter C or Section 573.062(b) shall be removed from the individual's position. The removal must be made in accordance with...
• Texas Section 573.082 - Removal By Quo Warranto Proceeding
  (a) A quo warranto proceeding under this chapter must be brought by the attorney general in a district court in Travis County or in a...
• Texas Section 573.083 - Withholding Payment Of Compensation
  A public official may not approve an account or draw or authorize the drawing of a warrant or order to pay the compensation of an...
• Texas Section 573.084 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) An individual commits an offense involving official misconduct if the individual violates Subchapter C or Section 573.062(b) or 573.083. (b) An offense under this...

Last modified: September 28, 2016