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Note that 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: "Article III, section 10 establishes a quorum of two-thirds of each House to do business, and it ties quorum to 'attendance.' A court could construe this term and others in the Texas Constitution to require physical presence in the chamber in order to attend and be counted for purposes of a quorum. Article III, section 11 of the Texas Constitution provides that each 'House may determine the rules of its own proceedings.' However, the House and Senate must determine procedures, consistent with the Texas and U.S. Constitutions, for providing public access, conducting public testimony, debate, and voting on legislation during the legislative session."
Note that 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: "[T]he House and Senate must determine procedures, consistent with the Texas and U.S. Constitutions, for providing public access, conducting public testimony, debate, and voting on legislation during the legislative session."


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|seo_title=Article III, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution ("Rules of Procedure; Punishment or Expulsion of Member")
|seo_title=Article III, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution ("Rules of Procedure; Punishment or Expulsion of Member")
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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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Latest revision as of 09:18, August 1, 2023

Adopted February 15, 1876:

Each House may determine the rules of its own proceedings, punish members for disorderly conduct, and, with the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same offence [sic].

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Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. KP-347 (2021), opined that: "[T]he House and Senate must determine procedures, consistent with the Texas and U.S. Constitutions, for providing public access, conducting public testimony, debate, and voting on legislation during the legislative session."

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