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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Right to Bail"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Adopted February 15, 1876:
-All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offences [sic], when the proof is evident; but this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent bail after indictment found upon examination of the evidence, in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
+'''All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offences [sic], when the proof is evident; but this provision shall not be so construed as to prevent bail after indictment found upon examination of the evidence, in such manner as may be prescribed by law.'''
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 Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-a|11-a]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-b|11-b]], [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 11-c|11-c]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 13|13]] of Article I also directly address bail for those accused of criminal offenses.
-All five sections reflect the tension between public safety and the constitutional presumption of innocence.
+All five sections reflect the tension between the constitutional presumption of innocence and public safety.
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