Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 27 · Article 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS
VACANCIES FILLED FOR UNEXPIRED TERM.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
In all elections to fill vacancies of office in this State, it shall be to fill the unexpired term only.
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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- 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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