{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-204.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 204.002","heading":"TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY.","body":"The governor shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy in office if the vacancy exists or will exist when congress is in session. The appointee serves until a successor has been elected and has qualified.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 12. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCY IN OFFICE","CHAPTER 204. VACANCY IN CONGRESS","SUBCHAPTER A. VACANCY IN SENATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.204.htm#204.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"7288d631bd51fa5a98dbcf4d8aefec9f32a464d6a0008c705c7786958b4f478a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-204.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-204.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}