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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. | Between 1881 and 1991, the Legislature passed twenty-five proposed amendments that would have modified this section. | ||
Only five of the amendments were approved by | Only five of the amendments were approved by 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 constitutional amendment 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 constitutional amendment 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." | ||