Sec. 221.016.  PRESERVATION OF CONTEST PAPERS.  (a)  The papers of a contest in the district court shall be preserved under the rules applicable to the papers in a civil suit.
(b)  The papers of a contest in a tribunal other than a court shall be preserved for 10 years after the date the contest is disposed of and shall then be transferred to the state library.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.