Tex. Local Government Code § 81.032
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 81.032, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 81.032. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court may accept a donation of labor or services, gift, grant, donation, bequest, or devise of money or other property on behalf of the county, including a donation under Chapter 38, Government Code, for the purpose of performing a function conferred by law on the county or a county officer.
(b) The commissioners court may not accept a donation described in Subsection (a) of over $1,000 for use in administering elections without the written consent of the secretary of state.
(c) The secretary of state may grant consent under Subsection (b) only if:
(1) the secretary consults with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives on the proposed donation; and
(2) the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives unanimously agree to the secretary's grant of consent.
(b) The commissioners court may not accept a donation described in Subsection (a) of over $1,000 for use in administering elections without the written consent of the secretary of state.
(c) The secretary of state may grant consent under Subsection (b) only if:
(1) the secretary consults with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives on the proposed donation; and
(2) the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives unanimously agree to the secretary's grant of consent.
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