Tex. Elec. Code § 173.063
The state chair shall deposit in the state primary fund each filing fee accompanying an application for a place on the ballot filed with the state chair:
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 164, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.