The commission may not accept a gift from a person who is a party to a contested case pending before the commission from the inception of the case until the 30th day after the date the decision in the case becomes final under §2001.144 of the Texas Government Code. In this section, "contested case" has the meaning assigned by Texas Government Code, §2001.003.

Source Note: The provisions of this §56.7 adopted to be effective December 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 10048; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 657