Article 3. Legislative Department
Index
- § 1. Senate and House of Representatives
- § 2. Membership of Senate and House of Representatives
- § 3. Election and Term of Office of Senators
- § 4. Election and Term of Members of House of Representatives
- § 5. Meetings; Order of Business
- § 6. Qualifications of Senators
- § 7. Qualifications of Representatives
- § 8. Each House Judge of Qualifications and Election; Contests
- § 9. President Pro Tempore of Senate; Lieutenant Governor Office Vacancy; Speaker of House of Representatives
- § 10. Quorum; Adjournments From Day to Day; Compelling Attendance
- § 11. Rules of Procedure; Expulsion of Member
- § 12. Journals of Proceedings; Entering Yeas and Nays
- § 13. Vacancies; Writs of Election
- § 14. Privileged From Arrest
- § 15. Disrespectful Or Disorderly Conduct; Obstruction of Proceedings
- § 16. Open Sessions
- § 17. Adjournments
- § 18. Ineligibility For Other Offices; Interest In Contracts
- § 19. Ineligibility of Persons Holding Other Offices
- § 20. Collectors of Taxes; Persons Entrusted With Public Money; Ineligibility
- § 21. Words Spoken In Debate
- § 22. Disclosure of Private Interest In Measure Or Bill; Not to Vote
- § 23. Removal From District Or County From Which Elected
- § 23a. [Repealed]
- § 24. Compensation and Expenses of Members of Legislature; Duration of Sessions
- § 24a. Texas Ethics Commission
- § 25. Senatorial Districts
- § 26. Apportionment of Members of House of Representatives
- § 26a. [Repealed]
- § 27. Elections
- § 28. Time For Apportionment; Apportionment By Legislative Redistricting Board
- § 29. Enacting Clause of Laws
- § 30. Laws Passed By Bill; Amendments Changing Purpose
- § 31. Origination In Either House; Amendment
- § 32. Reading On Three Several Days; Suspension of Rule
- § 33. Revenue Bills
- § 34. Defeated Bills and Resolutions
- § 35. Subjects and Titles of Bills
- § 36. Revival Or Amendment By Reference; Re-Enactment and Publication At Length
- § 37. Reference to Committee and Report
- § 38. Signing Bills and Joint Resolutions; Entry On Journals
- § 39. Time of Taking Effect of Laws; Emergencies; Entry On Journal
- § 40. Special Sessions; Subjects of Legislation; Duration
- § 41. Elections By Senate and House of Representatives
- § 42. [Repealed]
- § 43. Revision of Laws
- § 44. Compensation of Public Officers, Servants, Agents, and Contractors; Extra Compensation; Unauthorized Claims; Unauthorized Employment
- § 45. Change of Venue In Civil and Criminal Cases
- § 46. Uniformity In Collection of Fees
- § 47. Lotteries and Gift Enterprises; Bingo Games
- § 48. [Repealed]
- § 48a. [Repealed]
- § 48b. [Repealed]
- § 48c. Blank
- § 48-D. [Repealed]
- § 48-E. Emergency Services Districts
- § 48-F. Jail Districts
- § 49. State Debts
- § 49a. Financial Statement and Estimate By Comptroller of Public Accounts; Limitation of Appropriations
- § 49-B. Veterans' Land Board; Bond Issues; Veterans' Land Fund; Veterans' Housing Assistance Fund; Veterans' Housing Assistance Fund II
- § 49-C. Texas Water Development Board; Bond Issue; Texas Water Development Fund
- § 49-D. Acquisition and Development of Water Storage Facilities; Filtration, Treatment, and Transportation of Water; Enlargement of Reservoirs
- § 49-D-1. Additional Texas Water Development Bonds
- § 49-D-2. Additional Bonding Authority of Texas Water Development Board; Dedicated Use of Some Proceeds
- § 49-D-3. Creation and Use of Special Funds For Water Projects
- § 49-D-4. Bond Insurance Program For Water Projects
- § 49-D-5. Extension of Benefits to Nonprofit Water Supply Corporations
- § 49-D-6. Additional Texas Water Development Bonds; Use of Bonds; Review and Approval
- § 49-D-7. Additional Texas Water Development Bonds; Use of Bonds and Proceeds; Review and Approval
- § 49-D-8. Texas Water Development Fund II
- § 49-D-9. Issuance of Additional General Obligation Bonds
- § 49-D-10. Bonds to Fund Additional Financial Assistance to Economically Distressed Areas
- § 49-D-11. Continuing Authorization For Additional Bonds For Texas Water Development Fund II
- § 49-D-12. State Water Implementation Fund
- § 49-D-13. State Water Implementation Revenue Fund
- § 49-E. Texas Park Development Fund
- § 49-F. Bonds to Fund Financial Assistance to Purchase Farm and Ranch Land
- § 49-G. Economic Stabilization Fund
- § 49-G. [Repealed]
- § 49-H. Bond Issues For Facilities of Correctional Institutions, Statewide Law Enforcement Facilities, and Mental Health and Mental Retardation Institutions
- § 49-I. Texas Agricultural Fund
- § 49-J. Limit On State Debt Payable From General Revenue Fund
- § 49-K. Texas Mobility Fund
- § 49-L. Financial Assistance to Counties For Roadway Projects to Serve Border Colonias
- § 49-M. Texas Department of Transportation Short-Term Notes and Loans
- § 49-N. [First of Two Versions] Highway Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes
- § 49-N. [Second of Two Versions] General Obligation Bonds and Notes For Military Value Revolving Loan Account
- § 49-O. Texas Rail Relocation and Improvement Fund
- § 49-P. Texas Transportation Commission; Texas Highway Improvement Funds
- § 50. Loan Or Pledge of Credit of State
- § 50a. [Repealed]
- § 50b. [Repealed]
- § 50b-1. [Repealed]
- § 50b-2. [Repealed]
- § 50b-3. [Repealed]
- § 50b-4. Additional Student Loans
- § 50b-5. Additional Student Loans
- § 50b-6. Additional Student Loans
- § 50b-6a. Authorizing Bond Enhancement Agreements With Respect to Bonds Issued For Additional Student Loans
- § 50b-7. Continuing Authorization For Additional Bonds For Student Loans
- § 50c. Farm and Ranch Loans
- § 50-D. Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds
- § 50-E. Guarantee of Texas Grain Warehouse Self-Insurance Fund
- § 50-F. Issuance of General Obligation Bonds For Construction and Repair Projects; Purchase of Equipment
- § 50-G. General Obligation Bonds Issued For Maintenance, Improvement, Repair, Or Construction Projects
- § 51. Grants of Public Money Prohibited; Exceptions
- § 51-A. Assistance Grants and Medical Care For Needy Aged, Disabled, and Blind Persons and Needy Children; Federal Funds
- § 51-A-1. Assistance to Local Fire Departments
- § 51-B. [Repealed]
- § 51-C. Aid Or Compensation to Persons Improperly Fined Or Imprisoned
- § 51-D. Payment of Assistance to Survivors of Law Enforcement and Other Officers
- § 51-E. [Repealed]
- § 51-F. [Repealed]
- § 51g. Social Security Coverage of Proprietary Employees of Political Subdivisions
- § 52. Counties, Cities Or Other Political Corporations Or Subdivisions; Lending Credit; Grants; Bonds
- § 52-A. Loan Or Grant of Public Money For Economic Development
- § 52-B. Loan of State's Credit Or Grant of Public Money For Toll Road Purposes
- § 52-C. Blank
- § 52d. County Or Road District Tax For Road Purposes
- § 52e. Payment of Medical Expenses of Law Enforcement Officials
- § 52f. Private Road Work By Certain Counties
- § 52g. Dallas County Bond Issues For Roads and Turnpikes
- § 52h. Municipalities to Donate Outdated Or Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment to Underdeveloped Countries
- § 52i. Municipalities to Donate Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment For Rural Fire Protection
- § 52j. Sale of Real Property Acquired Through Eminent Domain
- § 52k. Acquisition of Areas Adjacent to Military Installations
- § 53. County Or Municipal Authorities; Extra Compensation; Unauthorized Claims
- § 54. [Repealed]
- § 55. Release Or Extinguishment of Indebtedness to State, County, Subdivision, Or Municipal Corporation
- § 56. Local and Special Laws
- § 57. Notice of Intention to Apply For Local Or Special Laws
- § 58. Seat of Government
- § 59. Workers' Compensation Insurance For State Employees
- § 60. Workers' Compensation Insurance For Employees of Counties and Other Political Subdivisions
- § 61. [Repealed]
- § 61-A. Minimum Salaries
- § 62. Continuity of State and Local Governmental Operations; Suspension of Constitutional Procedural Rules
- § 63. [Repealed]
- § 64. Consolidation of Governmental Offices and Functions
- § 65. Public Bonds; Interest Rate; Conflicting Rates Repealed; Veterans' Land Board Bonds
- § 66. Limitation On Liability For Noneconomic Damages
- § 67. Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas