Tex. Election Code § 254.181
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 254.181, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 254.181. MODIFIED REPORTING AUTHORIZED.
Official statutory text
(a) An opposed candidate or specific-purpose committee required to file reports under Subchapter C or E may file a report under this subchapter instead if the candidate or committee does not intend to accept political contributions that in the aggregate exceed $500 or to make political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $500 in connection with the election.
(b) The amount of a filing fee paid by a candidate is excluded from the $500 maximum expenditure permitted under this section.
(b) The amount of a filing fee paid by a candidate is excluded from the $500 maximum expenditure permitted under this section.
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