Sec. 143.086.  POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.  (a)  While in uniform or on active duty, a fire fighter or police officer may not take an active part in another person's political campaign for an elective position of the municipality.
(b)  For the purposes of this section, a person takes an active part in a political campaign if the person:
(1)  makes a political speech;
(2)  distributes a card or other political literature;
(3)  writes a letter;
(4)  signs a petition;
(5)  actively and openly solicits votes;  or
(6)  makes public derogatory remarks about a candidate for an elective position of the municipality.
(c)  A fire fighter or police officer may not be required to contribute to a political fund or to render a political service to a person or party.  A fire fighter or police officer may not be removed, reduced in classification or salary, or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to contribute to a political fund or to render a political service.
(d)  A municipal official who attempts to violate Subsection (c) violates this chapter.
(e)  Except as expressly provided by this section, the commission or the municipality's governing body may not restrict a fire fighter's or police officer's right to engage in a political activity.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.