By: Andrew Cates, Political Attorney & Author of Texas Ethics Laws Annotated The rise of AI and ChatGPT capabilities over the last year seems to have made artificial intelligence a part of our daily lives, and it’s only a matter of time before it makes its way into political advertising. Normally politics is years, if […]
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By: Andrew Cates, Political Attorney & Author of Texas Ethics Laws Annotated Historically, the City of Austin has restricted candidates from raising money for their next election in myriad ways including contribution limits, how much they can raise outside of the City, and time period restrictions on exactly when they can start fundraising. It’s the
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By: Andrew Cates, Political Attorney & Author of Texas Ethics Laws Annotated With the impending Senate impeachment trial coming up for Attorney General Ken Paxton, I’ve gotten a lot of questions from press and clients alike about what the law says about impeachment in Texas. There are two areas of the law that discuss impeachment
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By: Andrew Cates, Political Attorney & Author of Texas Ethics Laws Annotated The Big Picture: Setting up a political action committee (PAC) takes some research and planning. PACs are groups of two or more people that, as a primary purpose, raise and spend money to support or oppose candidates for office. PACs can be formed
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By: Andrew Cates, Political Attorney & Author of Texas Ethics Laws Annotated If you are interested in running for office in Texas, there are a few things you need to do to get started. First, you need to make sure that you meet the qualifications to run for the office you are interested in. The
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