{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 203.002","heading":"VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION.","body":"An unexpired term in office may be filled only by a special election in accordance with this chapter.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE","CHAPTER 203. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm#203.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"c1d236b272ec1a32d642b868d92aa684bbe08cb53a641e913c8b025851d9aa3f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-203.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}