{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-143.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 143.002","heading":"INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY REQUIRED.","body":"Except as provided by Section 143.003, a candidate's name may appear on the ballot only as an independent.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 9. CANDIDATES","CHAPTER 143. CANDIDATE FOR CITY OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.143.htm#143.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"92ec7824f9261e869830a9974aaf877ceb5af1545850bbccb96f2b00ae66bf0d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-143.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-143.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}