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  89R10515 MLH-D     By: Zaffirini S.J.R. No. 70       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment to make gender neutral the   constitutional provisions governing the qualifications of a person   to be a senator or member of the house of representatives.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 6, Article III, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 6.  No person shall be a Senator, unless the person [ he ]   be a citizen of the United States, and, at the time of the person's   [ his ] election a qualified voter of this State, and shall have been   a resident of this State five years next preceding the person's   [ his ] election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district   for which the person [ he ] shall be chosen, and shall have attained   the age of twenty-six years.          SECTION 2.  Section 7, Article III, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 7.  No person shall be a Representative, unless the   person [ he ] be a citizen of the United States, and, at the time of   the person's [ his ] election, a qualified voter of this State, and   shall have been a resident of this State two years next preceding   the person's [ his ] election, the last year thereof a resident of the   district for which the person [ he ] shall be chosen, and shall have   attained the age of twenty-one years.          SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment to make gender neutral   the constitutional provisions governing the qualifications of a   person to be a senator or member of the house of representatives."