Section 8.8 - Solicitation in State Buildings(a) No individual, corporation, association, or organization may be permitted in state buildings for the purpose of: (1) selling, or offering for sale, any real property, goods, or services; or (2) soliciting gifts of money, or gifts of property, without regard to the charitable nature of such gifts, or the method of solicitation. (b) Nothing in this section shall be understood to prohibit any agency head from authorizing any or all of the acts in subsection (a) of this section within the confines of that agency's space in state buildings. (c) The placing or distributing of advertising literature, material, placards, banners, posters, etc., in state buildings is limited to the common areas, such as lobbies, and other areas as designated by the agency head, within the confines of that agency's space in state buildings. The activities described in this subsection shall not be conducted in a manner which disturbs or disrupts work activity or which compromises security of employees, visitors, or state property. Such activities may be conducted only during the times specified in § 8.4(b) of this title (relating to Access to State Buildings). (d) The activities prohibited in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are also prohibited on state parking lots and in state parking garages. Literature may be distributed at the entrances or exits to such facilities if the activity does not impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic. (e) A state-sponsored fund raising event for a charitable organization may be approved under the circumstances detailed in this subsection. (1) The charitable organization must have tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service and/or the state comptroller. (2) The event must be approved by the executive director of each agency housed within the building. (3) All proceeds from the event must go to the charitable organization. (4) The event must be organized, directed, and staffed by state employees only. (5) No commercial advertisements may be displayed.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 8.8
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 02, January 9, 2015, TexReg 248, eff. 1/12/2015