Majority Vote Required

Tex. Election Code § 172.003, under Primary Elections.

Tex. Election Code § 172.003

Sec. 172.003. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided by this code, to receive a political party's nomination, a candidate in a primary election must receive a majority of the total number of votes received by all the candidates for the nomination. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.