{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-231.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 231.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF RULES GOVERNING CIVIL SUITS.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the rules governing civil suits in the district court apply to an election contest in the district court.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE B. CONTESTS IN DISTRICT COURT","CHAPTER 231. CONTEST IN DISTRICT COURT GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.231.htm#231.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"a351a63a5657a0e62d3c5db5e3b87a31be508a96994489c0d67f551103980f75","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-231.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-231.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}