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Tex. Elec. Code § 254.001 (2026)

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Sec. 254.001. RECORDKEEPING REQUIRED. (a) Each candidate and each officeholder shall maintain a record of all reportable activity.

(b) Each campaign treasurer of a political committee shall maintain a record of all reportable activity.

(c) The record must contain the information that is necessary for filing the reports required by this chapter.

(d) A person required to maintain a record under this section shall preserve the record for at least two years beginning on the filing deadline for the report containing the information in the record.

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

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

SUBCHAPTER B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Finlan, 27 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2000).
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Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Finlan, 27 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2000). · cites it 2× “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. §§ 254.001(a), (c), and (d) (Vernon Supp.”
State v. Eversole, 889 S.W.2d 418 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994). · cites it 2× “TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. §§ 254.001(e), 254.034(e), 254.”
Cary, Stacy Stine, No. PD-1341-14 (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 4, 2015). · cites it 4× “20 TEX. ELEC. CODE § 254.001 ...............”
Charette, Ex Parte Robbie Gail v. State of Texas, No. PD-0524-21 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 11, 2024). “5 TEX. ELEC. CODE § 254.001. Charette - 5 Texas Government Code Chapter 571, enforcement of the violations at issue must be initiated by a sworn complaint to the TEC, see TEX.”
Charette, Ex Parte Robbie Gail v. State of Texas, 721 S.W.3d 411 (Tex. Crim. App. 2025). “5 TEX. ELEC. CODE § 254.001. Charette - 5 Texas Government Code Chapter 571, enforcement of the violations at issue must be initiated by a sworn complaint to the TEC, see TEX.”
Tex. Elec. Code § 254.001(a): 1 case
Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Finlan, 27 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2000). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. §§ 254.001(a), (c), and (d) (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Elec. Code § 254.001(d): 1 case
Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Finlan, 27 S.W.3d 220 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2000). “Tex. Elec.Code Ann. §§ 254.001(a), (c), and (d) (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Elec. Code § 254.001(e): 1 case
State v. Eversole, 889 S.W.2d 418 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994). “TEX.ELEC.CODE ANN. §§ 254.001(e), 254.034(e), 254.”
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