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Texas Election Code - ELEC § 255.0031. Unlawful Use of Internal Mail System for Political Advertising

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An officer or employee of a state agency or political subdivision may not knowingly use or authorize the use of an internal mail system for the distribution of political advertising.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) the use of an internal mail system to distribute political advertising that is delivered to the premises of a state agency or political subdivision through the United States Postal Service;  or

(2) the use of an internal mail system by a state agency or municipality to distribute political advertising that is the subject of or related to an investigation, hearing, or other official proceeding of the agency or municipality.

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

(d) In this section:

(1) “Internal mail system” means a system operated by a state agency or political subdivision to deliver written documents to officers or employees of the agency or subdivision.

(2) “State agency” means:

(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government;

(B) a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;  or

(C) a river authority created under the constitution or a statute of this state.

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