Texas Government Code 571.073 – Report
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 571.073
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
On or before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the governor and legislature. The report must include:
(1) each advisory opinion issued by the commission under Subchapter D in the preceding two years;
(2) a summary of commission activities in the preceding two years, including:
(A) the number of sworn complaints filed with the commission;
(B) the number of sworn complaints dismissed for noncompliance with statutory form requirements;
(C) the number of sworn complaints dismissed for lack of jurisdiction;
(D) the number of sworn complaints dismissed after a finding of no credible evidence of a violation;
(E) the number of sworn complaints dismissed after a finding of a lack of sufficient evidence to determine whether a violation within the jurisdiction of the commission has occurred;
(F) the number of sworn complaints resolved by the commission through an agreed order;
(G) the number of sworn complaints in which the commission issued an order finding a violation and the resulting penalties, if any; and
(H) the number and amount of civil penalties imposed for failure to timely file a statement or report, the number and amount of those civil penalties fully paid, the number and amount of those civil penalties partially paid, and the number and amount of those civil penalties no part of which has been paid, for each of the following category of statements and reports, listed separately:
(i) financial statements required to be filed under Chapter 572;
(ii) political contribution and expenditure reports required to be filed under Section 254.063, 254.093, 254.123, 254.153, or 254.157, Election Code;
(iii) political contribution and expenditure reports required to be filed under Section 254.064(b), 254.124(b), or 254.154(b), Election Code;
(iv) political contribution and expenditure reports required to be filed under Section 254.064(c), 254.124(c), or 254.154(c), Election Code;
(v) political contribution and expenditure reports required to be filed under Section 254.038 or 254.039, Election Code; and
(vi) political contribution and expenditure reports required to be filed under Section 254.0391, Election Code; and
(3) recommendations for any necessary statutory changes.