Appeal Suspends Execution of Judgment

Tex. Election Code § 232.016, under Contests For Office.

Tex. Election Code § 232.016

Sec. 232.016. APPEAL SUSPENDS EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT. The perfecting of an appeal in an election contest suspends the execution of the district court's judgment pending the disposition of the appeal without the necessity for a supersedeas bond. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. SUBCHAPTER B. COURT-ORDERED ELECTION FOLLOWING JUDGMENT OF VOID ELECTION