Template:TXSenateSuccession box
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[edit] Template documentation
This template is for the succession of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
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[edit] Usage
All fields must be lowercase.
Copy a blank version to use. Remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field. Please delete any unused fields to avoid clutter in the edit window.
- Most common parameters for incumbents
{{TXSenateSuccession box | district = | hometown = | before = | start = }}
- Most common parameters for previous senators
{{TXSenateSuccession box | district = | hometown = | before = | after = | years = }}
- All parameters
{{TXSenateSuccession box | district = | hometown = | before = | after = | start = | years = | town_note_marker = }}
- district: Senate district number.
- hometown: Optional. Helpful, if known, since Texas Senate district numbers and numbering systems have often changed dramatically. The template will create the wikilink for the town.
- before: previous officeholder
- after succeeding officeholder. If omitted, template will insert Incumbent
- start: for incumbent, beginning date
- years: date range. For consistency with other succession templates use YEAR–YEAR (no spaces around an en dash).
- town_note_marker: a marker for noting a change in hometown. (See example below.)
[edit] Former Texas State Senators
Example (Hometown known)
Thomas Hinds Duggan:
{{start box}} {{TXSenateSuccession box | district = 27 | hometown = Seguin | before = [[Henry Eustace McCulloch]] | after = [[John N. Houston]] | years = 1859–1861 }} {{end box}}
becomes:
Preceded by Henry Eustace McCulloch |
Texas State Senator from District 27 (Seguin) 1859–1861 |
Succeeded by John N. Houston |
Example (Hometown not known)
John Lafayette Camp:
{{start box}} {{TXSenateSuccession box | district = 6 | hometown = | before=[[John Lane Henry]] | after=[[William Amos Wortham]] | years=1874-1876 }} {{end box}}
becomes:
Preceded by John Lane Henry |
Texas State Senator from District 6 1874-1876 |
Succeeded by William Amos Wortham |
[edit] Incumbent Senators
Example—
Jane Nelson:
{{start box}} {{TXSenateSuccession box | district = 12 | hometown = Lewisville | before=[[Mike Moncrief]] | start=2003 }} {{end box}}
becomes:
Preceded by Mike Moncrief |
Texas State Senator from District 12 (Lewisville) 2003 – present |
Incumbent |
[edit] Senators with changed hometown
Example—
Mike Jackson:
{{start box}} {{TXSenateSuccession box | district = 11 | hometown = La Porte | before=[[Jerry Patterson]] | start=2004 | town_note_marker = <sup>(a)</sup> }} {{s-ref|For the [[Seventy-sixth Texas Legislature|76th]] and [[Seventy-seventh Texas Legislature|77th]] Legislatures, Jackson’s home city was [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]]. }}
becomes:
Preceded by Jerry Patterson |
Texas State Senator from District 11 (La Porte)(a) 2004 – present |
Incumbent |
Notes and references | ||
1. For the 76th and 77th Legislatures, Jackson’s home city was Pasadena. |