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As adopted in 1876, this section read: "The members of the Legislature shall receive from the public treasury such compensation for their services, as may, from time to time, be provided by law, not exceeding five dollars per day for the first sixty days of each session; and after that not exceeding two dollars per day for the remainder of the session; except the first session held under this Constitution, when they may receive not exceeding five dollars per day for the first ninety days, and after that not exceeding two dollars per day for the remainder of the session. In addition to the per diem the members of each House shall be entitled to mileage in going to and returning from the seat of government, which mileage shall not exceed five dollars for every twenty-five miles, the distance to be computed by the nearest and most direct route of travel by land regardless of railways or water routes; and the Comptroller of the State shall prepare and preserve a table of distances to each county seat now or hereafter to be established, and by such table the mileage of each member shall be paid; but no member shall be entitled to mileage for any extra session that may be called within one day after the adjournment of a regular or called session."
As adopted in 1876, this section read: "The members of the Legislature shall receive from the public treasury such compensation for their services, as may, from time to time, be provided by law, not exceeding five dollars per day for the first sixty days of each session; and after that not exceeding two dollars per day for the remainder of the session; except the first session held under this Constitution, when they may receive not exceeding five dollars per day for the first ninety days, and after that not exceeding two dollars per day for the remainder of the session. In addition to the per diem the members of each House shall be entitled to mileage in going to and returning from the seat of government, which mileage shall not exceed five dollars for every twenty-five miles, the distance to be computed by the nearest and most direct route of travel by land regardless of railways or water routes; and the Comptroller of the State shall prepare and preserve a table of distances to each county seat now or hereafter to be established, and by such table the mileage of each member shall be paid; but no member shall be entitled to mileage for any extra session that may be called within one day after the adjournment of a regular or called session."


Between 1881 and 1991, the Legislature passed twenty-five proposed amendments affecting this section. Only five of those were approved by voters. Amendments were approved in 1930, 1954, 1960, 1975, and 1991.
Between 1879 and 1991, the Legislature passed twenty-five proposed amendments affecting this section. Only five of those were approved by voters. Amendments were approved in 1930, 1954, 1960, 1975, and 1991.


The 1960 amendment added a salary component to legislators' allowed compensation. The [https://www.lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionLaws/56-0/HJR_3.pdf ballot proposition], approved by 56% of voters, read: "[T]he constitutional amendment allowing an annual salary of not to exceed four thousand, eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year and a per diem allowance of not to exceed twelve dollars ($12) per day for the first one hundred and twenty (120) days only of each session of the Legislature as the maximum compensation for members of the Legislature and limiting the regular session to one hundred and forty (140) days." The 1975 amendment increased legislators' salary to its current level and the 1991 amendment added language regarding the authority of the Texas Ethics Commission.
The 1960 amendment added a salary component to legislators' allowed compensation. The [https://www.lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionLaws/56-0/HJR_3.pdf ballot proposition], approved by 56% of voters, read: "[T]he constitutional amendment allowing an annual salary of not to exceed four thousand, eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year and a per diem allowance of not to exceed twelve dollars ($12) per day for the first one hundred and twenty (120) days only of each session of the Legislature as the maximum compensation for members of the Legislature and limiting the regular session to one hundred and forty (140) days." The 1975 amendment increased legislators' salary to its current level and the 1991 amendment added language regarding the authority of the Texas Ethics Commission.
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