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Reference Guides
Campaign Finance Guides
- Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File
with Texas Ethics Commission
(2024 |
2023)
- Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File
With Local Filing Authorities
(2024 |
2023)
- Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders
(2024 |
2023)
- Campaign Finance Guide for Political Committees
(2024 |
2023)
- Campaign Finance Guide for Out-of-State Committee
(2024 |
2023)
- Campaign Finance Guide for Political Parties
(2024 |
2023)
- Political Fundraisers: What You Need to Know
(PDF)
- Guidelines for Forming a Legislative Caucus
(HTML)
- City Candidate Guide
(PDF)
- Guide to a County Filing Authority's Duties Under the Campaign Finance Law
(PDF |
HTML)
- Guide to a Local Filing Authority's Duties Under the Campaign Finance Law
(PDF |
HTML)
Lobbying Guides
- Lobbying in Texas: A Guide to the Texas Laws
(2024 |
2023)
- Legislative Advertising
(HTML)
Personal Finance Guides
- PFS Instruction Guide:
- A Guide For All Elected and Appointed State Officers,
Members of the Boards Of River Authorities, Executive
Heads of State Agencies, and State Political Party Chairs
(PDF)
- Chapter 159, Local Government Code for Local Filers
(PDF |
HTML)
Other Publications and Guides
- A Guide to Ethics Laws for State Officers and Employees
(PDF)
- Representation Before State Agencies: A Guide to Chapter 2004, Government Code
(HTML)
- A Guide to the Use of the Legislative Per Diem Set by the Texas Ethics Commission
(PDF |
HTML)
- Can I Take It? - A Guide for Officers and Employees in the Executive
Branch of State Government
(PDF |
HTML)
- Can I Take It? - A Guide for Members and Employees of the Legislature,
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Employees of the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor
(PDF |
HTML)
- Can I Take this Trip? - A Texas Ethics Commission Guide to Acceptance
of Trips by Government Officers and Employees
(PDF |
HTML)
- A Texas Ethics Commission Guide to the Revolving Door Provisions
(PDF |
HTML)
- Uses of Political Contributions
(HTML)