Tex. Election Code § 251.005
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 251.005, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 251.005. OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEES EXCLUDED.
Official statutory text
(a) An out-of-state political committee is not subject to Chapter 252 or 254, except as provided by Subsection (b), (c), or (d).
(b) If an out-of-state committee decides to file a campaign treasurer appointment under Chapter 252, at the time the appointment is filed the committee becomes subject to this title to the same extent as a political committee that is not an out-of-state committee.
(c) If an out-of-state committee performs an activity that removes the committee from out-of-state status as defined by Section 251.001(15), the committee becomes subject to this title to the same extent as a political committee that is not an out-of-state committee.
(d) An out-of-state political committee that does not file a campaign treasurer appointment shall comply with Section 254.1581.
(b) If an out-of-state committee decides to file a campaign treasurer appointment under Chapter 252, at the time the appointment is filed the committee becomes subject to this title to the same extent as a political committee that is not an out-of-state committee.
(c) If an out-of-state committee performs an activity that removes the committee from out-of-state status as defined by Section 251.001(15), the committee becomes subject to this title to the same extent as a political committee that is not an out-of-state committee.
(d) An out-of-state political committee that does not file a campaign treasurer appointment shall comply with Section 254.1581.
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