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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Membership of Senate and House of Representatives"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Membership of Senate and House of Representatives"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:


The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members. The House of Representatives shall consist of 150 members.
'''The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members. The House of Representatives shall consist of 150 members.'''


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In 1965, an amendment increasing the Senate to thirty-nine members was defeated with 61% voting against [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Constitutional_Amendments/Amendments59_tlc_1965-09-07.pdf#page=13 it].
In 1965, an [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Constitutional_Amendments/Amendments59_tlc_1965-09-07.pdf#page=13 amendment] increasing the Senate to thirty-nine members was defeated with 61% voting against it.


This section has been amended once. The 1999 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment."
The section has been amended once. The 1999 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment."


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