Article+Three+-++The+Texas+Legislature



Description:

Here we take a simple walk through Article Three of the Texas Constitution. We'll just try to make sense of its 67 sections and 20,000 or so words.

Goals: After reading the material, be ready to answer questions about the following:

- What is the basic function of the Texas Legislature? - Why is this article so long and detailed? - What does the Texas Constitution say about the basic design of the Texas House and Senate? - Who has represnted the ACC district in the legislature? - What aspects of the bill making process are detailed in the Texas Constitution? - What aspects of the powers of the Texas Speaker and Lieutenant Governor are established in the Constitution and what parts are established in House and Senate rules? - Be able to answer questions about quorum, vacancies, individual legislators, legislative pay, redistricting, and the bill making process, among others.