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Tex. Elec. Code § 253.005 (2026)

Expenditure From Unlawful Contribution

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Sec. 253.005. EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION. (a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure wholly or partly from a political contribution the person knows to have been made in violation of this chapter.

(b) This section does not apply to a political expenditure that is:

(1) prohibited by Section 253.101; or

(2) made from a political contribution made in violation of Subchapter F.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2012 · leading case: Cook v. Tom Brown Ministries, 385 S.W.3d 592 (Tex. App. 2012).
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Cook v. Tom Brown Ministries, 385 S.W.3d 592 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 253.005 (West 2010).”
John F. Cook v. Tom Brown Ministries, Word of Life Church of El Paso, Tom Brown, El Pasoans for Traditional Fam. Values, Salvador Gomez, Ben Mendoza, Elizabeth Branham & Richarda Momsen, Solely in Her Off. Capacity as El Paso City Clerk (Tex. App. 2012). “TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 253.005(West 2010).”
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