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      By: Harrison H.B. No. 1267       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the recall of a United States senator by the   legislature.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that:                (1)  the federal government was intended to be a   creation of and responsive to the sovereign states;                (2)  the 10th Amendment rights of states and the people   have been significantly diminished since the adoption of the 17th   Amendment;                (3)  a restoration of the appropriate balance of power   between the sovereign State of Texas and the federal government is   necessary;                (4)  the federal government has asserted itself in   nearly all matters of human endeavor including the exercising of   authorities not granted to it under the constitution;                (5)  the rate of unconstitutional encroachments on   state sovereignty has increased since the adoption of the 17th   Amendment; and                (6)  it is necessary to restore the original   constitutional design that federal senators serve the best interest   of the State of Texas.          SECTION 2.  Title 9, Election Code, is amended by adding   Chapter 147 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 147. UNITED STATES SENATORS           Sec.   147.001.     RECALL BY LEGISLATURE. (a) A person holding   the office of United States senator elected from this state is   subject to recall by a majority vote of each house of the Texas   Legislature.           (b)     A vacancy in the office of United States senator occurs   on the date of a successful recall under this section.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.