{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-161.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 161.002","heading":"PARTY NAME.","body":"(a) The name of a political party as printed on the ballot for an election may not consist of more than three words.\n(b) A party may not select for its name a name previously assumed by another existing party.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 10. POLITICAL PARTIES","SUBTITLE A. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 161. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.161.htm#161.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"9cbfad69845c881101726fe16d5b9dc82ac7f85b2ca7b10d68737b5de6b2a044","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-161.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-161.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}