Texas Election Code
§ 273.063 — VENUE IN COURT OF APPEALS
EL § 273.063Title 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 273. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS · Art. D. MANDAMUS BY APPELLATE COURT
Statute text
View on source(a)A petition to a court of appeals for a writ of mandamus under this subchapter must be filed with the court specified by this section.
(b)A petition pertaining to an election must be filed with the court of the court of appeals district in which:
(1)the respondent resides, or in which one of them resides if there is more than one respondent, if the election is statewide; or
(2)the territory covered by the election is wholly or partly situated, if the election is not statewide.
(c)A petition pertaining to a political party convention must be filed with the court of the court of appeals district in which:
(1)the respondent resides, or in which one of them resides if there is more than one respondent, for a state convention;
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Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 15(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.