Texas Statutes
§ 258.002 — PURPOSE.
Texas § 258.002
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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 258.002 (2026).
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Sec. 258.002. PURPOSE.
(a)The purpose of this chapter is to encourage every candidate and political committee to subscribe to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
(b)It is the intent of the legislature that every candidate and political committee that subscribes to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices will follow the basic principles of decency, honesty, and fair play to encourage healthy competition and open discussion of issues and candidate qualifications and to discourage practices that cloud the issues or unfairly attack opponents.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 168, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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§ 258.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 258.002
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DELIVERY OF COPY OF CODE.§ 258.004
TEXT OF CODE.§ 258.005
FORMS.§ 258.007
SUBSCRIPTION TO CODE VOLUNTARY.§ 258.008
INDICATION ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING.§ 258.009
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