Texas Election Code - ELEC § 163.004. Adopting Rules

(a) A political party's rules, including amendments to rules, governing or affecting its general or runoff primary elections, conventions held under this code, or nominees may be adopted only by:

(b) A temporary rule must be considered by the first state convention following its adoption.  The state convention may rescind, modify, or ratify the temporary rule.  If the state convention fails to act, the temporary rule expires on the day after the date the convention adjourns.

(c) In this chapter, “rule on electoral affairs” means a rule or amendment of the class described by Subsection (a).