Section 180.001 - Coercion of Police Officer or Fire Fighter in Connection With Political Campaign(a) An individual commits an offense if the individual coerces a police officer or a fire fighter to participate or to refrain from participating in a political campaign.(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000, confinement in the county jail for not more than two years, or both a fine and confinement.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 180.001
Chapter heading amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 685,Sec. 1, eff. 6/15/2021. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.