Section 21.010 - Financial Interest in Private Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities Prohibited(a) A justice or judge, as applicable, of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a county court, a county court at law, or a statutory probate court may not, on the date the person takes office as a justice or judge or while serving as a justice or judge, have a significant interest in a business entity that owns, manages, or operates: (1) a community residential facility described by Section 508.119;(2) a correctional or rehabilitation facility subject to Chapter 244, Local Government Code; or(3) any other facility intended to accomplish a purpose or provide a service described by Section 508.119(a) to a person convicted of a misdemeanor or felony or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct who is housed in the facility: (A) while serving a sentence of confinement following conviction of an offense or an adjudication of delinquent conduct; or(B) as a condition of community supervision, probation, parole, or mandatory supervision.(b) A justice or judge is considered to have a significant interest in a business entity described by Subsection (a) for purposes of this section if: (1) the justice or judge owns any voting stock or share or has a direct investment in the business entity; or(2) the justice or judge receives money from the business entity.(c) A violation of this section by a justice or judge is considered a violation of Canon 4D(1), Code of Judicial Conduct. A justice or judge who has an interest in a business entity that is prohibited by this section must report the interest to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.Tex. Gov't. Code § 21.010
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 678,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2017.Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 221,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2015.