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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 24 (view source)
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Between 1881 and 1991, the Legislature passed twenty-five proposed amendments that would have modified this section. Only five of those were approved by the voters. Amendments were approved in 1930, 1954, 1960, 1975, and 1991. | Between 1881 and 1991, the Legislature passed twenty-five proposed amendments that would have modified this section. Only five of those were approved by the voters. Amendments were approved in 1930, 1954, 1960, 1975, and 1991. | ||
Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1967/cm0104.pdf#page=3 M-104] (1967), opined that: "[The 1960 amendment to this section provided] in addition to per diem and traveling expenses an annual salary for members of the Legislature, thus recognizing that official duties of members of the Legislature are performed throughout the year and are not limited to duties performed while the Legislature is in session." | Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1967/cm0104.pdf#page=3 M-104] (1967), opined that: "[The 1960 amendment to this section provided] in addition to per diem and traveling expenses an annual salary for members of the Legislature, thus recognizing that official duties of members of the Legislature are performed throughout the year and are not limited to duties performed while the Legislature is in session." Two year later, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1969/cm0408.pdf#page=6 M-408] (1969), he further opined that: "[W]e are of the opinion that there exists no constitutional inhibition as to the use of state funds and their application to group sickness and accident policy premium payments for legislators themselves. . . . We do not interpret such a benefit as additional 'salary', 'per diem' or 'mileage', as those terms are used in Article III, Section 24 of the Constitution of Texas." | ||
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