{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2035.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.008","heading":"REQUIREMENTS TO ORDER ELECTION.","body":"The commissioners court shall order an election if the petition:\n(1) is filed with the county clerk not later than the 30th day after the date of the petition's issuance; and\n(2) contains a number of signatures of registered county voters equal to at least five percent of the number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2035. LOCAL OPTION ELECTION TO LEGALIZE PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING","SUBCHAPTER A. LEGALIZATION ELECTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2035.htm#2035.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"45d18664ce32018903d3f8889e3ee1949835a535a60d9cb581771b4a5722b05d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2035.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2035.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}