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'''The sessions of each House shall be open, except the Senate when in executive session.'''
'''Neither House shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that where the Legislature may be sitting.'''


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The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2021/kp-0347_0.pdf#page=7 KP-347] (2021), opined that: "[W]hen the Legislature meets for session in the Capitol, it must be open and accessible to the public."
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_title=Article III, Section 16 of the Texas Constitution ("Open Sessions")
|seo_title=Article III, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution ("Adjournments")
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 16, open sessions, executive session
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 17, legislative adjournment, legislative recess
|seo_description=The sessions of each House shall be open, except the Senate when in executive session.
|seo_description=Neither House shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days.
|seo_image=mod_Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg
|seo_image=mod_Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg
|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department
|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department

Latest revision as of 10:01, June 4, 2024

Adopted February 15, 1876:

Neither House shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that where the Legislature may be sitting.

Editor Comments

Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. 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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