{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.1311","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 127.1311","heading":"ANNOUNCING UNOFFICIAL RESULTS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), unofficial election results shall be released as soon as they are available after the polls close.\n(b) The presiding judge of the central counting station, in cooperation with the county clerk, may withhold the release of unofficial election results until the last voter has voted.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 8. VOTING SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 127. PROCESSING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM RESULTS","SUBCHAPTER E. PROCESSING RESULTS AT CENTRAL COUNTING STATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.127.htm#127.1311","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"183bd3383d8bc7a982b669b0c84c72798fb5d2347acab836125f75efda29ab44","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.131","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-127.132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}