Section 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.Tex. Elec. Code § 221.016
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.