{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-601.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 601.003","heading":"REGULAR TERM OF STATE, DISTRICT, COUNTY, OR PRECINCT OFFICE.","body":"(a) The regular term of an elective state, district, county, or precinct office begins on January 1 of the year following the general election for state and county officers.\n(b) A person elected to a regular term of office shall qualify and assume the duties of the office on, or as soon as possible after, January 1 of the year following the person's election.\n(c) This section does not apply to the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 601. ELECTION AND OFFICE HOLDING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.601.htm#601.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7741164287cdda365fe5b8c27d6d577ae8181df1f73a83a7da929a7eb4c39c63","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-601.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-601.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}