Texas Government Code 393.101 – Instructions to Delegates and Alternate Delegates
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(a) The legislature by joint resolution shall adopt instructions to the delegates and alternate delegates to govern the actions of those officers at the Article V convention.
(b) The legislature may not adopt instructions for an Article V convention called following an application by the legislature to the United States Congress for the convention that authorize a delegate or alternate delegate to consider or vote to approve an Amendment to the United States Constitution that is not authorized by the legislature in its application for the convention.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 393.101
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The legislature by joint resolution may amend the instructions at any time.