Getting to number three, perhaps one of the only controversial measures, I am for this, but what basically it says is our statewide elected officials save and accept the governor do not have to maintain a residency in Austin Since 1876... we required the lieutenant governor and the comptroller and speaker of the House to reside in Austin. Austin. We felt that they needed to be there to do their business. Well, a lot has changed since those days. You know, the invention of cell phones and whatnot. (03:52–04:04)
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Asserts the residency requirement for certain Texas officials since 1876.
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