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Tex. Elec. Code § 231.002 (2026)

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Sec. 231.002. APPLICABILITY OF RULES GOVERNING CIVIL SUITS. Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, the rules governing civil suits in the district court apply to an election contest in the district court.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Rodriguez v. Cuellar, 143 S.W.3d 251 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004).
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Rodriguez v. Cuellar, 143 S.W.3d 251 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 231.002 (Vernon 2003).”
Tiller v. Martinez, 974 S.W.2d 769 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998). “Tex.Elec.Code Ann. § 231.002 (Vernon 1986); Bailey v.”
City of Houston v. Bryant, 516 S.W.3d 47 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017). “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 231.002 (West 2010).”
Brown v. Blum, 9 S.W.3d 840 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 231.002 (Vernon 1986).”
Jane Nelson in Her Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State for the State of Texas v. Jarrett Woodward & Heather Couchman, No. 15-24-00038-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Apr. 18, 2025). · cites it 3× “8 Tex. Elec. Code § 231.002 ...............”
Jose \Joe\" Flores v. Everardo \"Ever\" Villarreal", No. 13-20-00309-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Aug. 17, 2020). “” TEX. ELEC. CODE ANN. § 231.002. Title 14, Subtitle B does not state or imply that summary judgment procedures are unavailable in an accelerated election contest.”
Rachel Jones, Wesley Lowrance, RayChel Lowrance, Senaida Polanco, Sylvia Renteria, Joe Renteria, Michael Renteria, Marisa Renteria, MacElla Renteria, Angela Medlin, Ysidro Renteria & Mozelle Carr/Amber Marie King, Holly Diane Jones, & James Alan Sparks v. Amber Marie King, Holly Diane Jones, & James Alan Sparks/Angela Medlin, Ysidro Renteria & Mozelle Carr, 705 S.W.3d 267 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2024). “” Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 231.002 . While “[a] subpoena may not be used for discovery to an extent, in a manner, or at a time other than as provided by the rules governing discovery,” the 15 The motions also objected to the timing of the subpoenas and lack of notice, but neither…”
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