(a) Unless authorized by law, a state employee may not accept money for wages or for a travel expense reimbursement from a person that the employee’s employing state agency intends to audit, examine, or investigate or is auditing, examining, or investigating.
(b) A state employee who violates Subsection (a) shall forfeit the money or travel expense reimbursement to the state.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 660.016

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) are in addition to any other prohibitions, penalties, and forfeitures imposed or required by other law.