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Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 1 (view source)
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This fundamental section creates the Texas Legislature and vests in it the " | This fundamental section creates the Texas Legislature and vests in it the "Legislative power" of the state. | ||
However, the power granted by this section is subject to more specific provisions of the state constitution. | However, the power granted by this section is subject to more specific provisions of the state constitution. | ||
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* ''Morris & Cummings v. State'', 62 Tex. 728, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/62_Tex._728.pdf#page=11 738-39] (1884) ("But we are not pointed to any act of congress upon this subject whatever, and we certainly know of none which has attempted such a regulation. It is not enough that the harbor of Corpus Christi, and the water-borne commerce that passes to and from it, are within the general laws regulating the commerce of the country. . . . This principle is so well sustained by the authorities that no further discussion of it is required. We think, therefore, that the legislation of our state upon the subject of the franchise in question is not in violation of the constitution of the United States.") | * ''Morris & Cummings v. State'', 62 Tex. 728, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/62_Tex._728.pdf#page=11 738-39] (1884) ("But we are not pointed to any act of congress upon this subject whatever, and we certainly know of none which has attempted such a regulation. It is not enough that the harbor of Corpus Christi, and the water-borne commerce that passes to and from it, are within the general laws regulating the commerce of the country. . . . This principle is so well sustained by the authorities that no further discussion of it is required. We think, therefore, that the legislation of our state upon the subject of the franchise in question is not in violation of the constitution of the United States.") | ||
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|seo_keywords= | |seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 1, Texas Legislature, delegation of legislative power | ||
|seo_description= | |seo_description=This fundamental section creates the Texas Legislature and vests in it the legislative power of the state. | ||
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