{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 241.018","heading":"DISPOSITION OF CONTEST BY HOUSE.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 241.019, the house in which a contest is pending shall dispose of the contest as provided by this section.\n(b) As soon as practicable after the committee report on the contest is filed, the house shall set a date for consideration of the report.\n(c) The house shall take action on the contest as prescribed by Section 221.012.\n(d) A contestee may not vote on any matter involving the contest.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","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#241.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"863aab27a7055b3fdf771656845ffadfa6e87fb309928a2ba11326bc761c1ec6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}