Filing Information

Candidates & Officeholders

Filers who run for and/or hold statewide offices, multi-county offices, and district judges must file with the TEC. Filer types: COH, JCOH, SCCOH.

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Filing A Campaign Finance Report

Filers who run for and/or hold statewide offices and multi-county offices that may include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Railroad Commissioner, Land Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, State Chair of political party, Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, Multi-county District Attorney, State Board of Education, Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, and district judges must file with the Texas Ethics Commission. You are a filer type COH, JCOH or SCCOH.

If you don’t know if you have a Filer ID, see How do I obtain a Filer ID? below.
If you can’t login to your account because you forgot your password, you can click the “Forgot Password?” text at the LOGIN screen to reset your password. For more information, see Forgot Password below.
If you already have a Filer ID and will be filing electronically, use the LOGIN below to access your account. If you are not sure if you file electronically, see Who Has to File Electronically? below.
If you qualify to file paper reports, remember EACH REPORT must be accompanied by the proper exemption affidavit. Speaker reports can only be filed electronically.

Who Has to File Electronically?

Most individuals or entities filing report with the TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION are required to file reports electronically unless the individual or entity is eligible to claim a statutory exemption.

Speaker filers have no statutory exemption.

EXEMPTION: A campaign finance filer may claim an exemption from electronic filing only if the filer does not use a computer to keep current records of contributions, expenditures, or donors AND if the filer does not accept more than $34,890 in political contributions or does not make more than $34,890 in political expenditures in calendar year 2026. (This threshold is adjusted annually under Section 571.064(b) of the Government Code based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers.) To claim an exemption a filer must submit with each paper filing the appropriate “Electronic Filing Affidavit Exemption”.

The law continues to exempt the following from the electronic filing requirement. In these cases, an affidavit need not be filed to claim the exemption.

Certain candidates for political subdivisions located in more than one county if the governing body has not yet been formed, and specific-purpose committees supporting or opposing only those candidates.
Specific-purpose committees supporting or opposing a measure if the measure concerns a political subdivision located in more than one county if the governing body has not yet been formed.
Candidates for state party chair.
Appointees.

How do I obtain a Filer ID?

All TEC filers will be assigned an 8 digit Filer ID number, sometimes called an account number, like 00049300. The only exceptions to this rule are Governor For A Day and Speaker Day Reunion filers which do not have a Filer ID and file on paper only.

If you are a TEC filer and do not have a Filer ID, you will most likely need to file a Treasurer Appointment form in order to be assigned a number. The following filers do not file a TA in order to be assigned a Filer Id:

DCE filers that are organized as a PAC commonly referred to as Super PAC; they need to file a Statement to Act as Direct Campaign Expenditure Only Committee affidavit.
LEG filers need to send a letter to the commission indicating that they are being created. See the Guidelines for Forming Legislative Caucus.
SPK filers need to send a Declaration of Speaker Candidacy to the commission even though they will use the same filer id as they use for their candidate/officeholder account.
Lobbyists will need to file a Filer ID Request/Name Change form.
Appointees need to have a letter sent by their appointer (usually the governor or an executive head).

If you are a new TEC filer and do not qualify to file on paper, you must also submit a Form SECURITY to gain access to the Commission’s electronic filing application.

Did You Forget Your Password?

In order to reset your account’s password you must first request an email token by clicking on the “Forgot Password?” link on the login page as illustrated below:

Screenshot showing second steps for resetting your filing password

At the next screen, TEC filers must enter their Filer ID or account number, shown with a red arrow pointing to the location. A local filer or a 1295 filer must enter the email address they are using for a login Filer ID (case sensitive as initially created). After entering your Filer ID, a filer must select a proper filer type from the pull down menu accessed by clicking the “v” to the right of “Select Filer Type”. Then you must click the “Next” button at the far right bottom of the screen to proceed. This screen is illustrated below:

Screenshot showing first step for resetting your filing password

You will receive a message in blue at the top right corner “An email has been sent”. An email from do-not-reply@ethics.texas.gov containing a link to change your password will be emailed to the primary email address on file.

The email token is good for 7 days. (A 1295 email token is good for 24 hours.) After that you must request a new password reset. The email token can be clicked only once. After it has been used, it is no longer usable.

Minimum Browser Requirements

The filing application can be started by using a personal computer or laptop, a Mac desktop computer or MacBook, a Tablet, or a smart phone to bring up a browser window. Acceptable browsers and their minimal version level are: