Section 255.0031 - Unlawful Use of Internal Mail System for Political Advertising(a) An officer or employee of a state agency or political subdivision may not knowingly use or authorize the use of an internal mail system for the distribution of political advertising.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:(1) the use of an internal mail system to distribute political advertising that is delivered to the premises of a state agency or political subdivision through the United States Postal Service; or(2) the use of an internal mail system by a state agency or municipality to distribute political advertising that is the subject of or related to an investigation, hearing, or other official proceeding of the agency or municipality.(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(d) In this section: (1) "Internal mail system" means a system operated by a state agency or political subdivision to deliver written documents to officers or employees of the agency or subdivision.(2) "State agency" means: (A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government;(B) a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or(C) a river authority created under the constitution or a statute of this state.Tex. Elec. Code § 255.0031
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 229, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.