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This has been called the natural | This has been called the natural rights section of the Texas Bill of Rights. However, the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals have always treated it as simply an equal rights provision. | ||
In addition, for at least the last thirty-five years, all published appellate court decisions have assumed that the substance of this section and the substance of the federal equal protection clause are identical. | In addition, for at least the last thirty-five years, all published appellate court decisions have assumed that the substance of this section and the substance of the federal equal protection clause are identical. | ||