Sec. 274.022.  CONTRACT FOR PUBLICATION.  (a)  The secretary of state shall contract in writing for the publication of notice of a proposed constitutional amendment with:
(1)  each eligible newspaper;  or
(2)  a statewide association of daily and weekly newspapers in this state.
(b)  A contract with a statewide association must provide for publication in each eligible newspaper in this state.
(c)  In this subchapter, "eligible newspaper" means a newspaper that meets the requirements prescribed by law for the publication of official notices of officers and departments of the state government.
(d)  In this subchapter, "contractor" means a newspaper or statewide association with which the secretary of state contracts under this section.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.