Texas § 302.0121 DECLARATION OF SPEAKER CANDIDACY.

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§ 302.0121 — DECLARATION OF SPEAKER CANDIDACY.

Texas § 302.0121

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 302.0121 (2026).

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Sec. 302.0121. DECLARATION OF SPEAKER CANDIDACY.

(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 candidacy must:

(1)be in writing;

(2)identify the legislative session as to which the candidacy relates; and

(3)include:

(A)the speaker candidate's name;

(B)the speaker candidate's residence or business street address; and

(C)the speaker candidate's telephone number.

(c)Except as provided by Subsection (e), a speaker candidate may not knowingly accept a contribution, loan, or promise of a contribution or loan in connection with the speaker candidacy or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a declaration of candidacy for the candidate is not in effect.

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Sec. 302.0121. DECLARATION OF SPEAKER CANDIDACY. (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 candidacy must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) identify the legislative session as to which the candidacy relates; and
(3) include:
(A) the speaker candidate's name;
(B) the speaker candidate's residence or business street address; and
(C) the speaker candidate's telephone number.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a speaker candidate may not knowingly accept a contribution, loan, or promise of a contribution or loan in connection with the speaker candidacy or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a declaration of candidacy for the candidate is not in effect.
(d) A declaration of speaker candidacy terminates on the earlier of:
(1) the date the speaker candidate files a written statement with the Texas Ethics Commission stating that the candidate has terminated the candidacy; or
(2) the date a speaker is elected for the legislative session as to which the speaker candidate filed the statement.
(e) A former speaker candidate whose declaration of speaker candidacy is terminated under Subsection (d) may make a campaign expenditure in connection with a debt incurred during the period the former speaker candidate's declaration of candidacy was in effect.