{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-233.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 233.005","heading":"VENUE.","body":"The venue of an election contest is:\n(1) in Travis County if the contested election is statewide; or\n(2) in any county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the contested election if the election is less than statewide.\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 233. CONTEST ON MEASURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.233.htm#233.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"dad676c50d58b09e6618a7c61733ec67f58511225bc9e586a443a55680b89882","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-233.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-233.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}