What was the primary purpose of the changes made to ethics laws in 2003?
A) It increased the penalties for violation of ethics laws across the board including increasing misdemeanors to felonies.
B) It was primarily aimed at creating greater transparency in donations made to legislators and their personal finances.
C) It prohibited officeholders who owned business from controlling their business while the legislature in session.
D) It was primarily aimed at providing Texans with school records of all legislators and local level politicians.
E) It forced legislators to keep records available to the public of all letters written to them and a list of every visitor to their offices.
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