Tex. Const. art. III, § 10 · Article 3. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
QUORUM; ADJOURNMENTS FROM DAY TO DAY; COMPELLING ATTENDANCE.
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Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.
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.3.htm
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- sha256 c1788587b61f8688d7a7458b9fea029c447b3e20406290452455827b50a85a3d
- 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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