Texas Election Code - ELEC § 145.098. Withdrawal or Death of Candidate Before Certain Events Occur

(1) the ballots have not been prepared; and

(2) if using a voting system to which Chapter 129 applies, public notice of the test of logic and accuracy has not been published.

(1) the authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit the candidate from the ballot; and

(2) if the authority omits the candidate's name under Subdivision (1), the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot for the office sought by the candidate is extended until the fifth day after the filing deadline.