{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-277.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 277.001","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"This chapter applies to a petition authorized or required to be filed under a law outside this code in connection with an election.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 16(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 81, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (S.B. 1970), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 277. PETITION PRESCRIBED BY LAW OUTSIDE CODE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.277.htm#277.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"134638d74c864da715093e6f9b60aaccf957ca450f7a2203ce5fbe159fdc96a7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-276.019","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-277.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}