Tex.
Gov't Code Section 302.0121
Declaration of Speaker Candidacy
(a)
Each speaker candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the Texas Ethics Commission as provided by this section.(b)
A declaration of speaker candidacy must:(1)
be in writing;(2)
identify the legislative session as to which the candidacy relates; and(3)
include:(A)
the speaker candidate’s name;(B)
the speaker candidate’s residence or business street address; and(C)
the speaker candidate’s telephone number.(c)
Except as provided by Subsection (e), a speaker candidate may not knowingly accept a contribution, loan, or promise of a contribution or loan in connection with the speaker candidacy or make or authorize a campaign expenditure at a time when a declaration of candidacy for the candidate is not in effect.(d)
A declaration of speaker candidacy terminates on the earlier of:(1)
the date the speaker candidate files a written statement with the Texas Ethics Commission stating that the candidate has terminated the candidacy; or(2)
the date a speaker is elected for the legislative session as to which the speaker candidate filed the statement.(e)
A former speaker candidate whose declaration of speaker candidacy is terminated under Subsection (d) may make a campaign expenditure in connection with a debt incurred during the period the former speaker candidate’s declaration of candidacy was in effect.
Source:
Section 302.0121 — Declaration of Speaker Candidacy, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.302.htm#302.0121 (accessed May 26, 2025).
