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Tex. Elec. Code § 253.151 (2026)
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Sec. 253.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a political contribution or political expenditure in connection with the office of:
(1) chief justice or justice, supreme court;
(2) presiding judge or judge, court of criminal appeals;
(3) chief justice or justice, court of appeals;
(4) district judge;
(5) judge, statutory county court; or
(6) judge, statutory probate court.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2014–2018 · leading case: Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc. v. Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc., 434 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. 2014).
Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc. v. Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc., 434 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. 2014). “(prohibiting a false going-out-of-business advertisement, and prohibiting deceptive advertising); Tex Elec.Code § 253.151 et seq. (imposing contribution and expenditure limits in judicial elections).”
Cary, Stacy Stine, No. PD-1341-14 (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 4, 2015). “18, 35 TEX. ELEC. CODE § 253.151 ...............”
Tonya Parks & Parks Realty Firm, LLC v. Affiliated Bank, No. 05-16-00784-CV (Tex. Crim. App. June 7, 2018). “(4) A judge or judicial candidate subject to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act, Tex. Elec. Code §253.151, et seq. (the "Act"), shall not knowingly commit an act for which he or she knows the Act imposes a penalty.”
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