Tex.
Occ. Code Section 2001.101
Authorized Organization
(a)
The commission may license a person who is an authorized organization eligible for a license to conduct bingo if the person is:(1)
a religious society that has existed in this state for at least three years;(2)
a nonprofit organization:(A)
whose predominant activities are for the support of medical research or treatment programs; and(B)
that for at least three years:(i)
must have had a governing body or officers elected by a vote of members or by a vote of delegates elected by the members; or(ii)
must have been affiliated with a state or national organization organized to perform the same purposes as the nonprofit organization;(3)
a fraternal organization;(4)
a veterans organization that has existed in this state for at least three years;(5)
a volunteer fire department that has existed in this state for at least three years; or(6)
a volunteer emergency medical services provider that has existed in this state for at least three years.(b)
A fraternal organization:(1)
must have been organized in this state for at least three years;(2)
must have had during the three-year period a bona fide membership actively and continuously engaged as an organization in furthering its authorized purposes; and(3)
may not have authorized a person on behalf of its membership, governing body, or officers to support or oppose a particular candidate for public office by:(A)
making political speeches;(B)
passing out cards or other political literature;(C)
writing letters;(D)
signing or circulating petitions;(E)
making campaign contributions; or(F)
soliciting votes.
Source:
Section 2001.101 — Authorized Organization, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm#2001.101 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
