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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 49-a (view source)
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The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2003/ga0054.pdf#page=6 GA-54] (2003), opined that: "In order to appropriate funds that exceed the amount of cash and anticipated revenue certified by the Comptroller of Public Accounts [under the Texas | The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2003/ga0054.pdf#page=6 GA-54] (2003), opined that: "In order to appropriate funds that exceed the amount of cash and anticipated revenue certified by the Comptroller of Public Accounts [under the Texas pay-as-you-go amendment], an appropriation bill must state the legislature's finding that an 'emergency or imperative public necessity' exists, and the bill must then be enacted by a four-fifths vote of the full membership of each House of the legislature." | ||
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|seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | |seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | ||
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