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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 393.051. Appointment

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As soon as possible following the calling of an Article V convention, the legislature shall appoint delegates and alternate delegates to the convention as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the legislature shall appoint five delegates and five alternate delegates to the Article V convention as follows:

(1) the house of representatives shall appoint three members of the house as delegates and three members of the house as alternate delegates; and

(2) the senate shall appoint two members of the senate as delegates and two members of the senate as alternate delegates.

(c) If the number of delegates allocated to represent the state at the Article V convention is determined by agreement among the states to be a number other than five, the legislature shall appoint the allocated number of delegates and an equal number of alternate delegates as follows:

(1) if the allocated number of delegates is an odd number:

(A) the house of representatives shall appoint a number of members of the house as delegates that is equal to three-fifths of the allocated number or as close to that proportion as possible and the same number of members of the house as alternate delegates; and

(B) the senate shall appoint a number of members of the senate as delegates that is equal to two-fifths of the allocated number or as close to that proportion as possible and the same number of members of the senate as alternate delegates; and

(2) if the allocated number of delegates is an even number:

(A) the house of representatives shall appoint a number of members of the house as delegates that is equal to one-half of the allocated number and the same number of members of the house as alternate delegates; and

(B) the senate shall appoint a number of members of the senate as delegates that is equal to one-half of the allocated number and the same number of members of the senate as alternate delegates.

(d) Service as a delegate or alternate delegate by a member of the legislature is an additional duty of the member's legislative office.

(e) The appointing house shall pair each alternate delegate with a delegate at the time each appointment is made.

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