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Texas Constitution art. 3 §20

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

ELIGIBILITY OF COLLECTORS OF TAXES OR PERSONS ENTRUSTED WITH PUBLIC MONEY

No person who at any time may have been a collector of taxes, or who may have been otherwise entrusted with public money, shall be eligible to the Legislature, or to any office of profit or trust under the State government, until he shall have obtained a discharge for the amount of such collections, or for all public moneys with which he may have been entrusted. (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

JM-1092 (Sep 01, 1989): Liability of members of the board of directors of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority C-0499 ( 1965 ) Overruled in part by JM-784 (1987)

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