Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 14 · Article 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CIVIL OFFICERS; RESIDENCE; LOCATION OF OFFICES.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
All civil officers shall reside within the State; and all district or county officers within their districts or counties, and shall keep their offices at such places as may be required by law; and failure to comply with this condition shall vacate the office so held.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Feb. 15, 1876.)
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.16.htm
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- sha256 646986eab1ce493d0440dc470133d86d994d5b0ca2455f1684c1c333e02899f1
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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