{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-233.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 233.008","heading":"RETURN OF UNSERVED CITATION.","body":"The citation issued in an election contest must direct the officer receiving the citation to return it unserved if it is not served within 20 days after the date of issuance.\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#233.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"ee89edab9e4b9f0fa594b6b99599072430930a03a92854131e30996118dac470","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-233.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-233.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}