Tex. Gov't Code § 573.024 : GOVERNMENT CODE — OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS — ETHICS — DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP; NEPOTISM PROHIBITIONS — RELATIONSHIPS BY CONSANGUINITY OR BY AFFINITY — Determination of Affinity
(a) Two individuals are related to each other by affinity if:
(1) they are married to each other; or
(2) the spouse of one of the individuals is related by consanguinity to the other individual.
(b) The ending of a marriage by divorce or the death of a spouse ends relationships by affinity created by that marriage unless a child of that marriage is living, in which case the marriage is considered to continue as long as a child of that marriage lives.
(c) Subsection (b) applies to a member of the board of trustees of or an officer of a school district only until the youngest child of the marriage reaches the age of 21 years.
Tex. Gov't. Code § 573.024
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 32, eff. 5/30/1995.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.