gifts of real property,

cash towards the cost of a turn lane, landscaping, or traffic signal,

literature for a conference,

reimbursement for an employee’s travel for the purpose of being a speaker at a conference if the reimbursement is being offered by a non-governmental organization of which TxDOT is not a member.

participation in TxDOT’s “Adopt-a-Highway” type programs governed by 43 TAC ch. 12, subch. A,

reimbursement for travel to a meeting or as a speaker at a conference that is paid for by a governmental agency which provides funding for TxDOT, nor

reimbursement for travel as a committee member to a meeting or as a speaker at a conference that is paid for by an organization to which TxDOT belongs such as American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, or a multistate pooled fund project.