Tex. Local Government Code § 150.002
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 150.002, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/689870
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(a) While in uniform or on active duty, an employee of the fire or police department of the municipality may not engage in a political activity relating to a campaign for an elective office.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a person engages in a political activity if the person:
(1) makes a public political speech supporting or opposing a candidate;
(2) distributes a card or other political literature relating to the campaign of a candidate;
(3) wears a campaign button;
(4) circulates or signs a petition for a candidate;
(5) solicits votes for a candidate; or
(6) solicits campaign contributions for a candidate.
(c) While out of uniform and not on active duty, an employee of the fire or police department may engage in a political activity relating to a campaign for an elective office, including each activity listed by Subsection (b), except that the person may not solicit campaign contributions for a candidate other than from members of an employee organization to which that person belongs.