{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-301.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 301.002","heading":"WHO MAY ORGANIZE.","body":"(a) The following individuals only may organize the senate:\n(1) senators who have not completed their terms of office; and\n(2) individuals who have received certification of election to the senate.\n(b) Only the individuals who have received certification of election to the house of representatives may organize the house of representatives.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. LEGISLATURE","CHAPTER 301. LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION","SUBCHAPTER A. INITIAL MEETING AND ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.301.htm#301.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c146396b9e178de55f25e6634d84c625d0f8adbfa82c4ea0a23675b08f2875a0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-301.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-301.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}