Tex. Election Code Section 254.031
General Contents of Reports


(a)

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, each report filed under this chapter must include:

(1)

the amount of political contributions, other than political contributions described by Subdivision (1-a), from each person that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are accepted during the reporting period by the person or committee required to file a report under this chapter, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions;

(1-a)

the amount of political contributions from each person that are made electronically and that are accepted during the reporting period by the person or committee required to file a report under this chapter, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions;

(2)

the amount of loans that are made during the reporting period for campaign or officeholder purposes to the person or committee required to file the report and that in the aggregate exceed $50, the dates the loans are made, the interest rate, the maturity date, the type of collateral for the loans, if any, the full name and address of the person or financial institution making the loans, the full name and address, principal occupation, and name of the employer of each guarantor of the loans, the amount of the loans guaranteed by each guarantor, and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period;

(3)

the amount of political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $100 and that are made during the reporting period, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures;

(4)

the amount of each payment made during the reporting period from a political contribution if the payment is not a political expenditure, the full name and address of the person to whom the payment is made, and the date and purpose of the payment;

(5)

the total amount or a specific listing of the political contributions of $50 or less accepted and the total amount or a specific listing of the political expenditures of $100 or less made during the reporting period;

(6)

the total amount of all political contributions accepted and the total amount of all political expenditures made during the reporting period;

(7)

the name of each candidate or officeholder who benefits from a direct campaign expenditure made during the reporting period by the person or committee required to file the report, and the office sought or held, excluding a direct campaign expenditure that is made by the principal political committee of a political party on behalf of a slate of two or more nominees of that party;

(8)

as of the last day of a reporting period for which the person is required to file a report, the total amount of political contributions accepted, including interest or other income on those contributions, maintained in one or more accounts in which political contributions are deposited as of the last day of the reporting period;

(9)

any credit, interest, rebate, refund, reimbursement, or return of a deposit fee resulting from the use of a political contribution or an asset purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100;

(10)

any proceeds of the sale of an asset purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100;

(11)

any investment purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100;

(12)

any other gain from a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100; and

(13)

the full name and address of each person from whom an amount described by Subdivision (9), (10), (11), or (12) is received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which the amount is received.

(a-1)

A de minimis error in calculating or reporting a cash balance under Subsection (a)(8) is not a violation of this section.

(b)

If no reportable activity occurs during a reporting period, the person required to file a report shall indicate that fact in the report.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.091, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 76.03, eff. September 28, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 2586), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 254.031 — General Contents of Reports, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­254.­htm#254.­031 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

254.001
Recordkeeping Required
254.031
General Contents of Reports
254.032
Nonreportable Personal Travel Expense
254.033
Nonreportable Personal Service
254.034
Time of Accepting Contribution
254.035
Time of Making Expenditure
254.036
Form of Report
254.037
Filing Deadline
254.038
Special Report near Election by Certain Candidates and Political Committees
254.039
Special Report near Election by Certain General-purpose Committees
254.040
Preservation of Reports
254.041
Criminal Penalty for Untimely or Incomplete Report
254.042
Civil Penalty for Late Report
254.043
Action to Require Compliance
254.044
Reporting of Political Contributions and Expenditures Made Using Credit Card
254.061
Additional Contents of Reports
254.062
Certain Officeholder Activity Included
254.063
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Candidate
254.064
Additional Reports of Opposed Candidate
254.065
Final Report
254.066
Authority with Whom Reports Filed
254.091
Additional Contents of Reports
254.092
Certain Officeholder Expenditures Excluded
254.093
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Officeholder
254.094
Report Following Appointment of Campaign Treasurer
254.095
Report Not Required
254.096
Officeholder Who Becomes Candidate
254.097
Authority with Whom Reports Filed
254.121
Additional Contents of Reports
254.122
Involvement in More than One Election by Certain Committees
254.123
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee
254.124
Additional Reports of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure
254.125
Final Report of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure
254.126
Dissolution Report of Committee for Assisting Officeholder
254.127
Termination Report
254.128
Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures
254.129
Notice of Change in Committee Status
254.130
Authority with Whom Reports Filed
254.151
Additional Contents of Reports
254.152
Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures
254.153
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee
254.154
Additional Reports of Committee Involved in Election
254.155
Option to File Monthly
254.156
Contents of Monthly Reports
254.157
Monthly Reporting Schedule
254.158
Exception to Monthly Reporting Schedule
254.159
Dissolution Report
254.160
Termination Report
254.161
Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures
254.162
Notice of Change in Committee Status
254.163
Authority with Whom Reports Filed
254.164
Certain Committees Exempt from Civil Penalties
254.181
Modified Reporting Authorized
254.182
Declaration of Intent Required
254.183
Maximum Exceeded
254.184
Applicability of Regular Reporting Requirements
254.201
Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions
254.202
Filing of Report
254.203
Retention of Contributions
254.204
Disposition of Unexpended Contributions
254.205
Report of Disposition of Unexpended Contributions
254.231
Liability to Candidates
254.232
Liability to State
254.262
Travel Expense
254.0311
Report by Legislative Caucus
254.0312
Best Efforts
254.0313
Omission of Address for Judge and Family Member
254.0362
Use of Publicly Accessible Computer Terminal for Preparation of Reports
254.0391
Report During Special Legislative Session
254.0401
Availability of Reports on Internet
254.0402
Public Inspection of Reports
254.0405
Amendment of Filed Report
254.0611
Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Candidates
254.0612
Additional Contents of Reports by Candidate for Statewide Executive Office or Legislative Office
254.0911
Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Officeholders
254.0912
Additional Contents of Reports by Statewide Executive Officeholders and Legislative Officeholders
254.1211
Additional Contents of Reports of Certain Committees
254.1212
Additional Contents of Reports of Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders or Assisting Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders
254.1541
Alternate Reporting Requirements for Certain Committees
254.1581
Reporting by Out-of-state Political Committee

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 254.031’s source at texas​.gov