The legal representative of a candidate or officeholder who has died or become incapacitated may accept political contributions and make or authorize expenditures only for the following purposes:

1. (1) payment of debts or expenses in connection with a campaign or in connection with officeholder duties and activities;
2. (2) payments to the political party with which the person was affiliated when the person's name last appeared on a ballot;
3. (3) political contributions to a candidate or political committee;
4. (4) donations to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for deposit in the state treasury;
5. (5) refunds of contributions to one or more persons from whom political contributions were received, not to exceed the total amount contributed by each person within the last two years;
6. (6) donations to a charity recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt;
7. (7) donations to a public or private post-secondary educational institution or an institution of higher education as defined by the Education Code, §61.003(8) (concerning Definitions), solely for the purpose of assisting or creating a scholarship program; or
8. (8) payment of federal income taxes due on interest and other income earned on political contributions.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.29 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9744; amended to be effective December 31, 2025, 50 TexReg 8539.