{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-272.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 272.002","heading":"ELECTION PRECINCTS IN WHICH BILINGUAL MATERIALS USED.","body":"Except as provided by Section 272.003, bilingual election materials shall be used in each election precinct situated wholly or partly in a county in which five percent or more of the inhabitants are persons of Spanish origin or descent according to the most recent federal decennial census that may be officially recognized or acted upon by the state or political subdivisions.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 272. BILINGUAL REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.272.htm#272.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"239f9ae39b3f4f12d2a244706b79a9cb72a37ff465bb1e20cffe68b57a765d58","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-272.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-272.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}