TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment adding a Railroad Commissioner.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment adding a Railroad Commissioner.

FULL TEXT:
87(R) HJR 139-Introduced version-Bill Text By: Deshotel H.J.R. No. 139 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment adding a Railroad Commissioner. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 30, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows: When a Railroad Commission is created by law it shall be composed of three four Commissioners who shall be elected by the people at a general election for State officers, and their two Commissioners terms of office shall be six years. And one two Railroad Commissioner shall be elected every two years. In case of vacancy in said office the Governor of the State shall fill said vacancy by appointment until the next general election. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to add a commissioner to the Railroad Commission."