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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action |
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under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 273, |
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Election Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. INJUNCTION OR RESTRAINING ORDER |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 273, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 273.082 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 273.082. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER; NOTICE. (a) As |
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soon as practicable before a hearing in an action under this code |
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seeking a temporary restraining order, a court must electronically |
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notify the attorney general of the hearing at the e-mail address |
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designated under Subsection (e). |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a court may not |
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hold a hearing described by Subsection (a) sooner than two hours |
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after the court provides notice to the attorney general under |
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Subsection (a). |
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(c) The attorney general may, after receiving notice under |
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Subsection (a), waive the requirement of Subsection (b). |
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(d) A court shall allow the attorney general to participate |
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remotely in a hearing in an action under this code seeking a |
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temporary restraining order, using any reasonably available |
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method. |
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(e) The attorney general shall designate an e-mail address |
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at which to receive a notice under this section. |
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(f) A temporary restraining order issued in violation of |
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this section is void and unenforceable. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |