GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS
SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 553. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
SUBCHAPTER A. DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC SERVANT OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE ACQUIRED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS
Sec. 553.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Public funds" includes only funds collected by or through a government.
(2) "Public servant" means a person who is elected, appointed, employed, or designated, even if not yet qualified for or having assumed the duties of office, as:
(A) a candidate for nomination or election to public office; or
(B) an officer of government.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.