{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.0091","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 241.0091","heading":"FRIVOLOUS PETITION.","body":"(a) The master may on the master's own motion, or shall on the motion of the committee, determine whether the contestant's petition is frivolous or otherwise does not state the grounds necessary to maintain the contest.\n(b) After making a determination under Subsection (a), the master shall promptly deliver to the committee a report stating the findings. The report to the committee may include any recommendation the master considers appropriate.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 759, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 233, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTESTS IN OTHER TRIBUNALS","CHAPTER 241. CONTEST FOR STATE SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.241.htm#241.0091","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"9c27c96a8e149412a48f7760a863981b5fc3bd85f4ebc0070cca11fd4b2181f1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}