{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-501.029","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 501.029","heading":"OFFENSE: MISREPRESENTATION OF PETITION.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person misrepresents the purpose or effect of a petition issued under this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 17. LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 501. LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS ON SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES","SUBCHAPTER B. MANNER OF CALLING ELECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.501.htm#501.029","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"0cbac6b4178447eb895ff3203a15b0c64dfab3ca1d1ce181f980b450cb5298a3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-501.028","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-501.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}