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Texas Constitution art. 3 §15

In force on Feb 16, 2022 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

DISRESPECTFUL OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT; OBSTRUCTION OF PROCEEDINGS

Each House may punish, by imprisonment, during its sessions, any person not a member, for disrespectful or disorderly conduct in its presence, or for obstructing any of its proceedings; provided, such imprisonment shall not, at any one time, exceed forty-eight hours. (Feb. 15, 1876.)

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 16, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Feb 2022–Nov 2026
Effective date not stated · seen Jul 2018–Dec 2019

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-1057 (Nov 12, 2013): Authority of a committee of the Legislature that is investigating a contemplated impeachment to punish for contempt

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