{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-242.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 242.001","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"This chapter applies to a contest of a general election for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller of public accounts, land commissioner, or attorney general.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 6.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 14. ELECTION CONTESTS","SUBTITLE C. CONTESTS IN OTHER TRIBUNALS","CHAPTER 242. CONTEST FOR CONSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.242.htm#242.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"80ab7ad7d4fd5140800047f4586a09b08c2eaa57a5a076cfb78513dbd3d4608b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-241.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-242.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}