Texas § 253.039 CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED.

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§ 253.039 — CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED.

Texas § 253.039

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 253.039 (2026).

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Sec. 253.039. CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED.

(a)A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to:

(1)a candidate or officeholder;

(2)a political committee; or

(3)a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee.

(b)A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the Capitol or a courthouse.

(c)This section does not prohibit contributions made in the Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or a common or contract carrier.

(d)A person who violates this s

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Sec. 253.039. CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to:
(1) a candidate or officeholder;
(2) a political committee; or
(3) a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee.
(b) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the Capitol or a courthouse.
(c) This section does not prohibit contributions made in the Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or a common or contract carrier.
(d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(h) In this section, "courthouse" means any building owned by the state, a county, or a municipality, or an office or part of a building leased to the state, a county, or a municipality, in which a justice or judge sits to conduct court proceedings.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 1152 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.