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Tex. Elec. Code § 253.091 (2026)

Corporations Covered

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Sec. 253.091. CORPORATIONS COVERED. This subchapter applies only to corporations that are organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act, the Texas For-Profit Corporation Law, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, federal law, or law of another state or nation.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 2004–2015 · leading case: In Re Newton, 146 S.W.3d 648 (Tex. 2004).
In Re Newton, 146 S.W.3d 648 (Tex. 2004). · cites it 2× “Texas PAC, and Associated Republicans of Texas Political Action Committee, and their agents, representatives, servants, officers, employees, directors, and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with whom who receive actual notice of this Order by…”
Cook v. Tom Brown Ministries, 385 S.W.3d 592 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 253.091 (West 2010), 253.”
Thomas Dale DeLay v. State, 410 S.W.3d 902 (Tex. App. 2013). “We also note that, although the Election Code prohibits a corporation from making contributions unless authorized by Subchapter D, it does not require a corporation to report or expressly designate the uses that it authorizes when making a donation.”
King Street Patriots v. Texas Democratic Party, 459 S.W.3d 631 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 253.091, .094. They argue that the corporate “ban” on contributions and expenditures fails strict-scrutiny review under Citizens United .”
King Street Patriots, Catherine Engelbrecht, Bryan Engelbrecht & Diane Josephs v. Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa, Successor to Boyd Richie, in His Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party & John Warren, in His Capacity as Democratic Nominee for Dallas Cnty. Clerk (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 253.091, .094. They argue that the corporate “ban” on contributions and expenditures fails strict-scrutiny review under Citizens United.”
King Street Patriots, Catherine Engelbrecht, Bryan Engelbrecht & Diane Josephs v. Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa, Successor to Boyd Richie, in His Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party & John Warren, in His Capacity as Democratic Nominee for Dallas Cnty. Clerk (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 253.091, .094. They argue that the corporate “ban” on contributions and expenditures fails strict-scrutiny review under Citizens United.”
King Street Patriots, Catherine Engelbrecht, Bryan Engelbrecht & Diane Josephs v. Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa, Successor to Boyd Richie, in His Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party & John Warren, in His Capacity as Democratic Nominee for Dallas Cnty. Clerk (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Elec. Code §§ 253.091, .094. They argue that the corporate "ban" on contributions and expenditures fails strict-scrutiny review under Citizens United.”
— Tex. Elec. Code § 253.091(b) — 1 case
Cook v. Tom Brown Ministries, 385 S.W.3d 592 (Tex. App. 2012). “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 253.091 (West 2010), 253.”
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