Tex. Gov't Code § 302.001 · Subchapter A. ELECTION OF SPEAKER
ELECTION.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
When the house of representatives first convenes in regular session and a quorum is present and has been qualified, the house shall elect a speaker unless a majority of the members present decides to defer the election.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.302.htm
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- sha256 91a4e74fa20e85d001a7722971524349baca81b36392e7b64cc40f7802ed07ab
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- 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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