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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Senatorial Districts"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 6, 2001: | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Senatorial Districts"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 6, 2001: | ||
'''The State shall be divided into | '''The State shall be divided into Senatorial Districts of contiguous territory, and each district shall be entitled to elect one Senator.''' | ||
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As adopted in 1876, this section read: "The State shall be divided into | As adopted in 1876, this section read: "The State shall be divided into Senatorial Districts of contiguous territory according to the number of qualified electors, as nearly as may be, and each district shall be entitled to elect one Senator; and no single county shall be entitled to more than one Senator." It has been amended once. The 1999 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment." | ||
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution ("Senatorial Districts") | |seo_title=Article III, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution ("Senatorial Districts") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 25, | |seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 25, senate districts, qualified electors | ||
|seo_description=The | |seo_description=The State shall be divided into Senatorial Districts of contiguous territory. | ||
|seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | |seo_image=Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_3.jpg | ||
|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | |seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department |