{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 42.005","heading":"RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICTS AND JUSTICE AND COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS.","body":"(a) A county election precinct, including a consolidated precinct, may not contain territory from more than one of each of the following types of territorial units:\n(1) a commissioners precinct;\n(2) a justice precinct;\n(3) a congressional district;\n(4) a state representative district;\n(5) a state senatorial district; or\n(6) a State Board of Education district.\n(b) If application of this section conflicts with application of Section 42.006, this section prevails.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143, Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2013.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143, Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2013.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 4(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1164), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1164), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1164), Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2013.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 4. TIME AND PLACE OF ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 42. ELECTION PRECINCTS","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.42.htm#42.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"67ef3b738e86ad8d1278a98e1ac4fc0ceef7520d2442739aaf148e9acc66b6c5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-42.0051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}