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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article IV, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Governor as Commander-in-Chief of Military Forces"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article IV, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>" ... "</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Adopted February 15, 1876:


'''He shall be Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State, except when they are called into actual service of the United States. He shall have power to call forth the militia to execute the laws of the State, to suppress insurrections, and to repel invasions.'''
'''The governor shall at the commencement of each session of the Legislature, and at the close of his term of office, give to the Legislature information, by message, of the condition of the State; and he shall recommend to the Legislature such measures as he may deem expedient. He shall account to the Legislature for all public moneys received and paid out by him from any funds subject to his order, with vouchers; and shall accompany his message with a statement of the same. And at the commencement of each regular session he shall present estimates of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation for all purposes.'''


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The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1939/gm0308.pdf#page=3 GM-308] (1939), opined that: "We therefore answer that the Governor may invoke martial law for the purpose of executing the provisions of the law involved and for the purpose of suppressing or preventing any insurrection against such law; but that the power and the responsibility of suspending the operation of such law is vested exclusively in the Legislature of this State and may not be exercised by the Governor."
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Latest revision as of 14:56, October 19, 2022

Adopted February 15, 1876:

The governor shall at the commencement of each session of the Legislature, and at the close of his term of office, give to the Legislature information, by message, of the condition of the State; and he shall recommend to the Legislature such measures as he may deem expedient. He shall account to the Legislature for all public moneys received and paid out by him from any funds subject to his order, with vouchers; and shall accompany his message with a statement of the same. And at the commencement of each regular session he shall present estimates of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation for all purposes.

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