Tex. Election Code Section 241.008
Presiding Officer as Party


If the presiding officer of the house having jurisdiction is a party to a contest, the house shall elect one of its members to perform the duties of the presiding officer with respect to the contest. The chair of the house’s committee on administration shall perform those duties until the substitute is elected.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 232, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 241.008 — Presiding Officer as Party, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­241.­htm#241.­008 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 241.008’s source at texas​.gov