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Texas Constitution art. 8 §6
In force on Nov 09, 2026 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text
WITHDRAWAL OF MONEY FROM TREASURY; DURATION OF APPROPRIATION
No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in pursuance of specific appropriations made by law; nor shall any appropriation of money be made for a longer term than two years.
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 2, 1999.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION PROVISIONS for Sec. 6: See Appendix, Note 1.)
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Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 17, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
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- Effective date not stated · seen Jul 2018–Sep 2021
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- KP-0078 (Nov 03, 2015): Administration of funds received through the federal Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act
- JM-0066 (Aug 17, 1983): Whether the State Treasurer may use a wire transfer system to transfer and collect funds within the treasury You have requested our opinion as to whether the State Treasurer may use a wire transfer system to remit and collect funds within the treasury. The funds are placed in state depository banks and the State Treasurer wishes to remove funds from one such bank and remit them to another. We answer your inquiry in the affirmative. In answering the issue of using the wire transfer system to transfer funds within the treasury it is important to note that although there are adequate constitution
- JM-0115: Obligation of state to fund university insurance premiums for employees
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