(a) A state chair, or the designee of a state chair, may enter into an agreement with a county chair under which the state chair will act as a fiscal agent for the county party.
(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of an agreement under this section.
(c) If the state chair acts as the fiscal agent for a county party in accordance with an agreement under this section:
(1) the state chair shall deliver the completed agreement to the secretary of state;
(2) any filing fee received by the county party under Subchapter C must be made payable to the state party for deposit in the state primary fund not later than five days after receipt of the filing fee;
(3) the county chair or county executive committee shall make a request in accordance with Section 31.093 to enter into a contract with the county elections administrator to conduct primary elections in the county; and
(4) Section 173.031 does not apply to the county party.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.