Sec. 134.007.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST;  OFFENSE.  (a)  An employee of the commission commits an offense if the employee knowingly:
(1)  performs a function or duty under this chapter;  and
(2)  has a direct or indirect financial interest in an underground or surface coal mining operation.
(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by:
(1)  a fine of not more than $2,500;
(2)  imprisonment for not more than one year;  or
(3)  both the fine and the imprisonment.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.