Tex. Election Code Section 243.007
Master of Discovery

(a)

The governor may appoint a master of discovery for the contest. The master has the authority of a master appointed under Section 241.009 (Master of Discovery).

(b)

The master must be a resident of the state who:

(1)

is not employed by or related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573 (Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions), Government Code, to a party to the contest; and

(2)

is not an officer of a political party that had a presidential nominee on the ballot of the contested election.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 163, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 19, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(27), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 243.007 — Master of Discovery, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­243.­htm#243.­007 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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