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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/1959/ww-0728.pdf#page=6 WW-728] (1959), opined that: "Article III, Section 13 [] does not make it mandatory that the Governor call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Legislature within any specified time after the vacancy occurs, but Section 32 of the Texas Election Code [] makes it his duty to call the election immediately. However, the word 'immediately' is flexible when considered against a particular situation. The call should be issued at the first reasonable opportunity, taking into consideration the necessity for filling a particular office. Where the regular session has already expired, the definition of 'immediately' would depend, among other things, upon the timing of one or more special sessions." | Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1959/ww-0728.pdf#page=6 WW-728] (1959), opined that: "Article III, Section 13 [] does not make it mandatory that the Governor call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Legislature within any specified time after the vacancy occurs, but Section 32 of the Texas Election Code [] makes it his duty to call the election immediately. However, the word 'immediately' is flexible when considered against a particular situation. The call should be issued at the first reasonable opportunity, taking into consideration the necessity for filling a particular office. Where the regular session has already expired, the definition of 'immediately' would depend, among other things, upon the timing of one or more special sessions." | ||
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 13 of the Texas Constitution ("Vacancy in Legislature") | |||
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 13, Texas Legislature, ... | |||
|seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | |||
|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | |||
|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | |||
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