Texas § 51.214 GIFT OR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

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§ 51.214 — GIFT OR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

Texas § 51.214

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 51.214 (2026).

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Sec. 51.214. GIFT OR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.

(a)A commission member, the executive director, or an employee of the department may not intentionally or knowingly accept a gift or political contribution from:

(1)a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;

(2)a person related in the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;

(3)a person that owns more than a 10 percent interest in an entity that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;

(4)a political committee that is directly established, administered, or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery; or

(5)a person who, within the two years preceding the

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Sec. 51.214. GIFT OR POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. (a) A commission member, the executive director, or an employee of the department may not intentionally or knowingly accept a gift or political contribution from:
(1) a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(2) a person related in the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(3) a person that owns more than a 10 percent interest in an entity that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(4) a political committee that is directly established, administered, or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery; or
(5) a person who, within the two years preceding the date of the gift or contribution, won a lottery prize exceeding $600 in amount or value.
(b) A person may not make a gift or political contribution to a person known by the actor to be a commission member, the executive director, or an employee of the department, if the actor:
(1) has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(2) is related in the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(3) owns more than a 10 percent interest in an entity that has a significant financial interest in the lottery;
(4) is a political committee that is directly established, administered, or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person that has a significant financial interest in the lottery; or
(5) within the two years preceding the date of the gift or contribution, won a lottery prize exceeding $600 in amount or value.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 467.106 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070 ), Sec. 56, eff. June 20, 2025.