Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 17: Difference between revisions

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The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1947/pd0207.pdf#page=5 V-207] (1947), opined that: "In calculating 'three days', the day of adjournment or the day of reconvening must be counted. If a Sunday is within the period of adjournment, it should not be counted. Therefore, either House may adjourn from Thursday to Monday without the consent of the other, since the period is not for more than three days, excluding Sunday."
Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1947/pd0207.pdf#page=5 V-207] (1947), opined that: "In calculating 'three days', the day of adjournment or the day of reconvening must be counted. If a Sunday is within the period of adjournment, it should not be counted."


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|seo_description=Neither House shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days.
|seo_description=Neither House shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days.
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|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department
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