{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-174.097","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 174.097","heading":"ATTENDANCE BY PUBLIC OFFICERS.","body":"A nominee for or holder of an office of the state or federal government is entitled to attend a state convention of the nominee's or officeholder's party but may not vote in the convention unless serving as a delegate.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 187, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 10. POLITICAL PARTIES","SUBTITLE B. PARTIES NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION","CHAPTER 174. CONVENTIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. BIENNIAL STATE CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.174.htm#174.097","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"19fcc61e99c61104ec756381a20b07e57696ef89e8ca90adf3639219d58167d5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-174.096","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-181.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}