Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 5018.0060 - Conflict of Interest; Criminal Penalty(a) A district commissioner, engineer, or employee, personally or as an agent for another person, may not benefit directly or indirectly from a sale, purchase, or contract entered into by the board.(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1) a fine not to exceed $1,000;(2) confinement in the county jail for not less than six months or more than one year; or(3) both the fine and confinement.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 5018.0060
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2021.