The Texas Constitution allows lawmakers to appoint a temporary replacement if they are called to military duty. On Wednesday, State Rep. Jacey Jetton’s wife was sworn in to temporarily represent his district.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.’s wife is temporarily replacing him in the Texas House while he is deployed for military service.
earlier this month that he will spend four months in “Fort Sill, Oklahoma … where I will again attend Basic Combat Training and artillery school.” State Rep. Jacey Jetton, R-Richmond, speaks with another legislator on opening day of the first special session at the Texas Capitol on July 8, 2021.“We share the same conservative values and I have no doubt she will be a strong advocate and staunch conservative temporary representative for House District 26 if a Special Session is called while I am activated,” Jetton wrote in the op-ed for the Fort Bend Herald.
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