{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-273.063","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 273.063","heading":"VENUE IN COURT OF APPEALS.","body":"(a) A petition to a court of appeals for a writ of mandamus under this subchapter must be filed with the court specified by this section.\n(b) A petition pertaining to an election must be filed with the court of the court of appeals district in which:\n(1) the respondent resides, or in which one of them resides if there is more than one respondent, if the election is statewide; or\n(2) the territory covered by the election is wholly or partly situated, if the election is not statewide.\n(c) A petition pertaining to a political party convention must be filed with the court of the court of appeals district in which:\n(1) the respondent resides, or in which one of them resides if there is more than one respondent, for a state convention;\n(2) the territory represented by the convention delegates is wholly or partly situated, for a district convention; or\n(3) the precinct or county is situated, for a precinct or county convention.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 15(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 273. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER D. MANDAMUS BY APPELLATE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.273.htm#273.063","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"5cc4c304f98fe9a7cf60249e38c137234d90d64894b0ce5d3e857d418a3003b9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-273.062","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-273.081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}