Tex. Const. art. IV, § 4 · Article 4. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
INSTALLATION OF GOVERNOR; TERM; ELIGIBILITY.
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Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
The Governor elected at the general election in 1974, and thereafter, shall be installed on the first Tuesday after the organization of the Legislature, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and shall hold his office for the term of four years, or until his successor shall be duly installed. He shall be at least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided in this State at least five years immediately preceding his election.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 7, 1972.)
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.4.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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