Tex. Government Code § 302.020
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 302.020, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 302.020. PERMITTED EXPENDITURES.
Official statutory text
A speaker candidate may expend campaign funds for:
(1) travel for the speaker candidate and the speaker candidate's immediate family and campaign staff;
(2) the employment of clerks and stenographers;
(3) clerical and stenographic supplies;
(4) printing and stationery;
(5) office rent;
(6) telephone, telegraph, postage, freight, and express expenses;
(7) advertising and publicity;
(8) the expenses of holding political and other meetings designed to promote the candidacy;
(9) the employment of legal counsel; and
(10) the retirement of campaign loans.
(1) travel for the speaker candidate and the speaker candidate's immediate family and campaign staff;
(2) the employment of clerks and stenographers;
(3) clerical and stenographic supplies;
(4) printing and stationery;
(5) office rent;
(6) telephone, telegraph, postage, freight, and express expenses;
(7) advertising and publicity;
(8) the expenses of holding political and other meetings designed to promote the candidacy;
(9) the employment of legal counsel; and
(10) the retirement of campaign loans.
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