Sec. 181.033.  FILING DEADLINE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an application for nomination by a convention must be filed not later than the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the general primary ballot.
(b)  A political party by rule may extend the filing deadline for applications for nomination for an office for which a candidate who has made an application withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 3103), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2013.