Sec. 233.005. VENUE. The venue of an election contest is:

(1) in Travis County if the contested election is statewide; or

(2) in any county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the contested election if the election is less than statewide.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.