Proposition For the Constitutional Amendment increasing the membership of the State Senate from 31 to 39 members, retaining the present membership of the House of Representatives, requiring apportionment of the Senate according to population, and deleting the limitation that no single county is entitled to more than one Senator.

Outcome: Defeated

Election date: 09/07/1965

Votes for: 85,951
Votes against: 136,461

Articles affected Article 3 : Amends §2    Amends §25   

Analyses of proposed amendments:
Texas Legislative Council Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments for the September 7, 1965 election.

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