Texas § 16.9 NO FORFEITURE OF RESIDENCE BY ABSENCE ON PUBLIC BUSINESS.

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§ 16.9 — NO FORFEITURE OF RESIDENCE BY ABSENCE ON PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Texas § 16.9

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Tex. Texas Constitution Code Ann. § 16.9 (2026).

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9.NO FORFEITURE OF RESIDENCE BY ABSENCE ON PUBLIC BUSINESS. Absence on business of the State, or of the United States, shall not forfeit a residence once obtained, so as to deprive any one of the right of suffrage, or of being elected or appointed to any office under the exceptions contained in this Constitution. (Feb. 15, 1876.)

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