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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of periodicals by state agencies and |
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certain state officers and to prohibiting state agencies from |
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providing financial support to the news media. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2113.107, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) In this subsection, "state agency" includes the |
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legislature and an agency in the legislative branch of state |
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government. Except as provided by this subsection, a state agency |
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may not use appropriated money to purchase a periodical. A member |
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of the legislature may purchase one subscription to each periodical |
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that is published in the district the member represents. A state |
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officer who is elected in a statewide election may purchase one |
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subscription to each periodical that is published in this state. |
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This subsection does not apply to a purchase for or by a state |
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museum, a state library or archive, or an institution of higher |
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education library. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 2113, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2113.108 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2113.108. NEWS MEDIA. Except as provided by Section |
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2113.107(h), a state agency may not use appropriated money to |
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sponsor, partner with, donate to, or otherwise provide financial |
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support to any news media. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |