Texas Administrative Code

(a) Pursuant to Government Code, § 2172.003, the comptroller may provide assistance to any state agency regarding their printing activities. Assistance can be provided by telephone, fax, letter, e-mail or in person. (b) The comptroller assesses and evaluates printing activities t…

(a) Availability of funding for and specific Program requirements related to the Activities described in subsection (b)(1) - (7) of this section are defined in each Program's Rules. (b) Activity Types for eligible single family housing Activities include the following, as allowed…

(a) A general-purpose committee may not accept political contributions exceeding the aggregate amount of political contributions or political expenditures specified in Tex. Elec. Code § 253.031(b), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC § 18.31 without filing a campaign treasurer appoin…

(a) A general-purpose committee that is established by a political party's county executive committee is subject to Subchapter I of this chapter (relating to Rules Applicable to a Political Party's County Executive Committee). Subchapter I of this chapter prevails over this subch…

(a) A general-purpose committee may appoint a campaign treasurer at any time before exceeding the thresholds described in § 20.401(a) of this title (relating to Thresholds for Appointment of Campaign Treasurer by a General-Purpose Committee). (b) After a general-purpose committee…

(a) A general-purpose committee may appoint an assistant campaign treasurer by written appointment filed with the commission. (b) The assistant campaign treasurer has the same authority as the campaign treasurer. However, if the campaign treasurer appointment is terminated, the a…

(a) The name of a general-purpose committee must include the full name of each corporation, labor organization, or other association or legal entity other than an individual that directly establishes, administers, or controls the general-purpose committee. (b) A corporation, labo…

A campaign treasurer appointment for a general-purpose committee shall include the following information: (1) the full name of the general-purpose committee, and, if the name is an acronym, the words the acronym represents; (2) the address of the general-purpose committee; (3) th…

(a) The campaign treasurer must notify the commission in writing of any change in the campaign treasurer's address no later than the 10th day after the date on which the change occurs. (b) If any of the information required to be included in the general-purpose committee's appoin…

(a) A general-purpose committee may terminate a campaign treasurer appointment at any time by: (1) notifying the commission in writing of the termination; (2) filing a campaign treasurer appointment for a successor campaign treasurer; or (3) filing a dissolution report. (b) A com…

(a) If the campaign treasurer appointment of a general-purpose committee is terminated, the campaign treasurer whose appointment was terminated shall file a termination report that contains the information listed in § 20.433 of this title (relating to Contents of General-Purpose …

(a) A general-purpose committee that changes its operation and becomes a specific-purpose committee is subject to the requirements applicable to a specific-purpose committee as of the date it files its campaign treasurer appointment as a specific-purpose committee. (b) The campai…

(a) The campaign treasurer of a general-purpose committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures for a candidate or officeholder shall notify the affected candidate or officeholder in accordance with this section. (b) This section does not apply to a…

(a) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, the campaign treasurer of a general-purpose committee shall file semiannual reports as provided by this section. (b) One semiannual report is due no earlier than July 1 and no later than July 15. (1) The report due by July…

(a) A general-purpose committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate or measure to be voted on in an election shall file pre-election reports as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) …

(a) A general-purpose committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures to support or oppose a candidate or measure in a runoff election shall file a runoff report, except as provided by § 20.429 of this title (relating to Option To File Monthly). (b)…

(a) As an alternative to filing semiannual, pre-election, and runoff reports, a general-purpose committee may file monthly reports. (b) A general-purpose committee that files on the monthly filing schedule must file special pre-election reports required by § 20.435 of this title …

(a) A monthly report filed by a general-purpose committee shall include the information required by § 20.433 of this title (relating to Contents of General-Purpose Committee Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures), except that the threshold reporting amounts specified in …

Semiannual reports, pre-election reports, and runoff reports must cover reportable activity during the reporting period and must include the following information: (1) the full name of the general-purpose committee; (2) the address of the general-purpose committee; (3) the full n…

(a) This section and Election Code § 254.1541 apply only to a general-purpose committee with less than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code § 254.1541(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC § 18.31 in one or more accounts maintained by the committee in which political contributio…

(a) In addition to other reports required by this chapter, a general-purpose committee must file a special pre-election report if the committee is involved in an election and if it: (1) makes direct campaign expenditures supporting or opposing a single candidate or a group of can…

(a) A special pre-election report shall be filed electronically as required by § 254.036, Election Code, unless a report is exempt from electronic filing. A special pre-election report that is exempt from electronic filing under § 254.036(c), Election Code, is not required to be …

(a) The campaign treasurer of a general-purpose committee may file a dissolution report at any time that the committee expects no further reportable activity to occur. (b) A dissolution report does not have to be filed by a designated deadline. (c) Filing a dissolution report: (1…

A dissolution report must contain: (1) the information listed in § 20.433 of this title (relating to Contents of General-Purpose Committee Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures), except as provided by § 20.434 of this title (relating to Alternate Reporting Requirements f…

The county clerk (or the county elections administrator or tax assessor-collector who is required to perform the functions of the county clerk as provided by § 31.043 or § 31.071 of the Election Code) is the appropriate filing authority for reports filed by: (1) a candidate for: …

(a) For purposes of Election Code § 254.031(a)(8) and § 254.0611(a)(1), the total amount of political contributions maintained in one or more accounts includes the following:(1) The balance on deposit in banks, savings and loan institutions, and other depository institutions; (2)…

The state or county executive committee of a political party may designate a general-purpose committee as the principal political committee for that state or county, as applicable. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.501 The provisions of this §20.501 adopted to be effective December 3…

(a) The principal political committee for a political party in the state or in a county is exempted from complying with § 20.421 of this title (relating to Notice to Candidate or Officeholder). (b) The principal political committee for a political party in the state or in a count…

(a) A state agency shall submit a report and grade of a vendor's performance to the vendor performance tracking system as stated in § 20.115 of this title (relating to Vendor Performance Tracking System) for:(1) each purchase exceeding $25,000 from contracts administered by the c…

(a) For reporting purposes, the value of an in-kind contribution is the fair market value. (b) If an in-kind contribution is sold at a political fundraiser, the total amount received for the item at the fundraiser must be reported. This reporting requirement is in addition to the…

The description of an in-kind contribution for travel outside of the state of Texas must provide the following: (1) The name of the person or persons traveling on whose behalf the travel was accepted; (2) The means of transportation; (3) The name of the departure city or the name…

A political party that accepts a contribution authorized by § 24.19 of this title (relating to Contribution to a Political Party) may use the contribution only for the following purposes: (1) to defray normal overhead and administrative or operating costs incurred by the party; o…

(a) Contributions authorized by § 24.19 of this title (relating to Contribution to a Political Party) must be maintained in an account separate from other contributions accepted by a political party. (b) Interest and other income earned from contributions authorized by § 24.19 of…

(a) The party chair of a political party is required to maintain a record of all contributions from corporations and labor organizations and all expenditures from such contributions. (b) The party chair of a political party shall preserve the record required by subsection (a) of …

(a) The report required by this subchapter is separate from any other report a political party is required to file under this title. (b) The report is filed by the chair of the state party or county executive committee, as applicable, and not by the treasurer of a general-purpose…

A political party that has accepted a contribution from a corporation or labor organization shall file the following reports until the political party is no longer accepting corporate or labor organization contributions and the acceptance and expenditure of all such funds has bee…

A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution or political expenditure in the name of or on behalf of another unless the person discloses the name and address of the person who is the true source of the contribution or expenditure. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code…

A political party may not knowingly accept a contribution authorized by § 20.521 of this title (relating to Restrictions on Use of Contributions from Corporations or Labor Organizations) or make an expenditure from a separate account established pursuant to § 20.523 of this title…

(a) The date a pledge of a contribution is the date the pledge was accepted, regardless of when the pledge is actually received. (b) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, a pledge of a contribution shall be reported on the appropriate pledge schedule for the repor…

(a) A candidate, office holder, or political committee shall make a determination to accept or refuse a political contribution not later than the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received, except as provided by subsection (e) of this section. (b) A det…

A county executive committee that accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures shall maintain the records required by § 20.17 of this title (relating to Retention of Records and Reports). Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.551 The provisions of this §20.551 adopted …

(a) A county executive committee accepting political contributions or making political expenditures totaling the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code § 253.031(d), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC § 18.31 or less in a calendar year is not required to:(1) appoint a campaign treasure…

(a) A county executive committee described by subsection (b) of this section is subject to the requirements of Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for a General-Purpose Committee), except where those rules conflict with this subchapter. In the case of…

A county executive committee is excepted from complying with § 20.401(a)-(c) of this title (relating to Thresholds for Appointment of Campaign Treasurer by a General-Purpose Committee). Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.557 The provisions of this §20.557 adopted to be effective Decem…

A county executive committee that accepts political contributions for or makes political expenditures on behalf of a candidate or officeholder is exempted from complying with § 20.421 of this title (relating to Notice to Candidate or Officeholder). Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.5…

(a) A political expenditure made by a vendor for a candidate, officeholder, political committee, or other filer, with the intent to seek reimbursement from the filer, shall be reported by the filer in accordance with this chapter as though the filer made the expenditure directly.…

(a) A county executive committee that accepts contributions from corporations or labor organizations authorized by § 24.19 of this title (relating to Contribution to a Political Party) is subject to the provisions set out in Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Rules Applica…