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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I of the Texas Constitution}}[[File:Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_1.jpg|125px|border|right|Texas | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I of the Texas Constitution}}[[File:Texas_Constitution_of_1876_Article_1.jpg|125px|border|right|Texas Bill of Rights]]The official title of Article I is "Bill of Rights." It is commonly referred to by both the courts and commentators as the Texas Bill of Rights. | ||
It begins: "That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare." | It begins: "That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare." | ||
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For a historical perspective on the article, review the following paper that was published in 1958: [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101173/m1/554/ ''Origins of the Texas Bill of Rights'']. | For a historical perspective on the article, review the following paper that was published in 1958: [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101173/m1/554/ ''Origins of the Texas Bill of Rights'']. | ||
Article I originally had twenty-nine sections. | Article I originally had twenty-nine sections. Thirteen sections have been added. None of the original or added sections have been repealed. | ||
The article's original sections do not have official titles. Of the added sections, only Section 30 (''"Rights of Crime Victims"'') has an official title. | The article's original sections do not have official titles. Of the added sections, only Section 30 (''"Rights of Crime Victims"'') has an official title. | ||
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*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 2|<span title="Inherent Political Power; Republican Form of Government">Article I, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 2|<span title="Inherent Political Power; Republican Form of Government">Article I, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 3|<span title="Equal Rights Provision">Article I, Section 3 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 3|<span title="Equal Rights Provision">Article I, Section 3 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 3-a|<span title="Equal Rights Amendment">Article I, Section 3-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 4|<span title="Religious Tests">Article I, Section 4 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 4|<span title="Religious Tests">Article I, Section 4 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 5|<span title="Witnesses Not Disqualified by Religious Beliefs; Oaths and Affirmations">Article I, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 5|<span title="Witnesses Not Disqualified by Religious Beliefs; Oaths and Affirmations">Article I, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
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*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|<span title="Religious Service Protections">Article I, Section 6-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|<span title="Religious Service Protections">Article I, Section 6-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 7|<span title="Appropriations for Sectarian Purposes">Article I, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 7|<span title="Appropriations for Sectarian Purposes">Article I, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 8|<span title="Freedom of Speech | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 8|<span title="Freedom of Speech">Article I, Section 8 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 9|<span title="Searches and Seizures">Article I, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 9|<span title="Searches and Seizures">Article I, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 10|<span title="Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions">Article I, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 10|<span title="Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions">Article I, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11|<span title="Bail">Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11|<span title="Right to Bail">Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-a|<span title="Denial of Bail after Multiple Felonies">Article I, Section 11-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-b|<span title="Denial of Bail for Violation of Condition of Release">Article I, Section 11-b of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-c|<span title="Denial of Bail for Violation of Protective Order Involving Family Violence">Article I, Section 11-c of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 12|<span title="Habeas Corpus">Article I, Section 12 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 12|<span title="Habeas Corpus">Article I, Section 12 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|<span title="Excessive Bail or Fines; Cruel or Unusual Punishment; Open Courts | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|<span title="Excessive Bail or Fines; Cruel or Unusual Punishment; Open Courts">Article I, Section 13 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 14|<span title="Double Jeopardy">Article I, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 14|<span title="Double Jeopardy">Article I, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 15|<span title="Right of Trial by Jury">Article I, Section 15 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 15|<span title="Right of Trial by Jury">Article I, Section 15 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 15-a|<span title="Commitment of Persons of Unsound Mind">Article I, Section 15-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 15-a|<span title="Commitment of Persons of Unsound Mind">Article I, Section 15-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 16|<span title="Bills of Attainder; Ex Post Facto or Retroactive Laws; Impairing Obligation of Contracts">Article I, Section 16 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 16|<span title="Bills of Attainder; Ex Post Facto or Retroactive Laws; Impairing Obligation of Contracts">Article I, Section 16 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 17|<span title="Taking Property for Public Use; Grant of Special Privileges | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 17|<span title="Taking Property for Public Use; Grant of Special Privileges">Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 18|<span title="Imprisonment for Debt">Article I, Section 18 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 18|<span title="Imprisonment for Debt">Article I, Section 18 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 19|<span title="Deprivation of Life, Liberty, Property, etc. by Due Course of Law">Article I, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 19|<span title="Deprivation of Life, Liberty, Property, etc. by Due Course of Law">Article I, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 20|<span title="Outlawry or Transportation | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 20|<span title="Outlawry or Transportation Out of State for Offense">Article I, Section 20 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 21|<span title="Corruption of Blood; Forfeiture of Estate; Suicides">Article I, Section 21 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 21|<span title="Corruption of Blood; Forfeiture of Estate; Suicides">Article I, Section 21 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 22|<span title="Treason Against State">Article I, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 22|<span title="Treason Against State">Article I, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
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*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 25|<span title="Quartering Soldiers in Houses">Article I, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 25|<span title="Quartering Soldiers in Houses">Article I, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 26|<span title="Perpetuities and Monopolies; Primogeniture or Entailments">Article I, Section 26 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 26|<span title="Perpetuities and Monopolies; Primogeniture or Entailments">Article I, Section 26 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 27|<span title="Right of Assembly; Petition | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 27|<span title="Right of Assembly; Right of Petition">Article I, Section 27 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 28|<span title="Suspension of Laws">Article I, Section 28 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 28|<span title="Suspension of Laws">Article I, Section 28 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 29|<span title="Bill of Rights Excepted from Powers of Government | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 29|<span title="Bill of Rights Excepted from Powers of Government">Article I, Section 29 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 30|<span title="Rights of Crime Victims">Article I, Section 30 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 30|<span title="Rights of Crime Victims">Article I, Section 30 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 31|<span title=" | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 31|<span title="Use of Crime Victims' Funds">Article I, Section 31 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 32|<span title="Marriage">Article I, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 32|<span title="Marriage">Article I, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 33|<span title="Public Access to and Use of Public Beaches">Article I, Section 33 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 33|<span title="Public Access to and Use of Public Beaches">Article I, Section 33 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 34|<span title="Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife">Article I, Section 34 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 34|<span title="Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife">Article I, Section 34 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 35|<span title="Right of Certain Facility Residents to Designate Essential Caregiver">Article I, Section 35 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | *[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 35|<span title="Right of Certain Facility Residents to Designate Essential Caregiver">Article I, Section 35 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | ||
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 36|<span title="Right to Engage in Certain Agricultural Practices">Article I, Section 36 of the Texas Constitution</span>]] | |||
[[Category:Texas Constitution]] | [[Category:Texas Constitution]] | ||
[[Category:Texas Bill of Rights]] | [[Category:Texas Bill of Rights| ]] | ||
[[Category:By Steve Smith]] | [[Category:By Steve Smith]] | ||
[[Category:TxCon ArtI]] | [[Category:TxCon ArtI]] | ||
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