Section 253.0351 - Loans From Personal Funds(a) A candidate or officeholder who makes political expenditures from the candidate's or officeholder's personal funds may report the amount expended as a loan and may reimburse those personal funds from political contributions in the amount of the reported loan.(b) Section 253.035(h) applies if the person does not report an amount as a loan as authorized by Subsection (a).(c) A candidate or officeholder who deposits personal funds in an account in which political contributions are held shall report the amount of personal funds deposited as a loan and may reimburse the amount deposited as a loan from political contributions or unexpended personal funds deposited in the account. The reimbursement may not exceed the amount reported as a loan. Personal funds deposited in an account in which political contributions are held are subject to Section 253.035 and must be included in the reports of the total amount of political contributions maintained required by Sections 254.031(a)(8) and 254.0611(a).Tex. Elec. Code § 253.0351
Amended by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4, Sec. 76.01, eff. 9/28/2011.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 241, eff. 9/1/1997.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 996, Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/1995.