Tex. Spec. Dist. Code § 1111.053
A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for manager must file a written request with the board secretary. The request must be:
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.