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Note that in 1965 an amendment to this section increasing the size of the Senate to thirty-nine members was defeated with roughly 61% voting against the [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionLaws/59-0/SJR_44.pdf amendment]. | Note that in 1965 an amendment to this section increasing the size of the Senate to thirty-nine members was defeated with roughly 61% voting against the [https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionLaws/59-0/SJR_44.pdf amendment]. | ||
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* ''Ferguson v. Wilcox'', 28 S.W.2d 526, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/028_SW2_526.pdf#page=9 534] (Tex. 1930) ("[T]he Senate in the trial and conviction of relator acted as a court, and not as a part of the Legislature. Those powers were given to it expressly by the Constitution. Its judgment of removal and disqualification was the judgment of a court. Constitution, art. 15, §§ 3 and 4; Ferguson v. Maddox, supra; Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168 []; Beall v. Beall, 8 Ga. 210, 228. By the plain provisions of article 2, § 1, no other department could exercise any power properly attached to it, and no other power, without an express provision of the Constitution authorizing it, could render its judgment of disqualification nugatory.") | * ''Ferguson v. Wilcox'', 28 S.W.2d 526, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/028_SW2_526.pdf#page=9 534] (Tex. 1930) ("[T]he Senate in the trial and conviction of relator acted as a court, and not as a part of the Legislature. Those powers were given to it expressly by the Constitution. Its judgment of removal and disqualification was the judgment of a court. Constitution, art. 15, §§ 3 and 4; Ferguson v. Maddox, supra; Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168 []; Beall v. Beall, 8 Ga. 210, 228. By the plain provisions of article 2, § 1, no other department could exercise any power properly attached to it, and no other power, without an express provision of the Constitution authorizing it, could render its judgment of disqualification nugatory.") | ||
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Revision as of 19:35, July 24, 2023
As amended November 2, 1999:
The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members. The House of Representatives shall consist of 150 members.
Editor Comments
Note that in 1965 an amendment to this section increasing the size of the Senate to thirty-nine members was defeated with roughly 61% voting against the amendment.
Recent Decisions
None.
Historic Decisions
- Ferguson v. Wilcox, 28 S.W.2d 526, 534 (Tex. 1930) ("[T]he Senate in the trial and conviction of relator acted as a court, and not as a part of the Legislature. Those powers were given to it expressly by the Constitution. Its judgment of removal and disqualification was the judgment of a court. Constitution, art. 15, §§ 3 and 4; Ferguson v. Maddox, supra; Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168 []; Beall v. Beall, 8 Ga. 210, 228. By the plain provisions of article 2, § 1, no other department could exercise any power properly attached to it, and no other power, without an express provision of the Constitution authorizing it, could render its judgment of disqualification nugatory.")
Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (this multi-volume and up-to-date resource is available at all law libraries and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (this one-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (this two-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (this resource is published and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)