SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

(a) An organization, either incorporated or unincorporated, may not engage in or have as a purpose activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence. (b) An organization that violates Subsection (a): (1) may not lawfully exist, function, or operate in this state; and (2) is not entitled to the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to organizations under the law of this state. (c) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may bring an action against an organization in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that the organization has violated Subsection (a), the court shall order: (1) the organization dissolved; (2) if the organization is incorporated in the state or has a permit to do business in the state, the organization's charter or permit revoked; (3) all funds, records, and property of the organization forfeited to the state; and (4) all books, records, and files of the organization turned over to the attorney general. (d) It is prima facie evidence that an organization engages in or has as a purpose engaging in activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence if it is shown that the organization has a parent or superior organization that engages in or has as a purpose engaging in activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence.