Section 302.033 - Legislative Bribery: Accepting Benefits A member of or candidate for the house of representatives commits an offense if, on the representation or understanding that the member or candidate will cast a vote for a particular person for speaker of the house of representatives, the member or candidate solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept:
(1) the appointment of or refusal to appoint a person to a chairmanship or vice-chairmanship of a house committee or subcommittee;(2) the appointment of or refusal to appoint a person to a particular house committee or subcommittee, the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the Legislative Library Board, the Legislative Audit Committee, or any other position the speaker appoints;(3) preferential or unfavorable treatment on any legislation or appropriation;(4) the employment of, refusal of employment of, or removal from employment of a person; or(5) economic benefit to or withholding of economic benefit from a person.Tex. Gov't. Code § 302.033
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.