Editing Texas Constitution talk:Article XI, Section 5 (section)

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court of appeals ex parte wilson 1883
In answer to this provision we call attention to the language of
the first paragraph of Sec. 56. It is in these words : "The Legislature shall not, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, pass
any local or special law" upon the subject therein prohibited- Now,
in Sec. 5 of Art. II of the constitution it is provided that, "cities
having more than ten thousand inhabitants, may have their charters
granted or amended by special act of the Legislature," etc. This
provision is of equal and binding force with Sec. 56 of Art. III; they
are both parts of the constitution; are not inconsistent, but entirely
harmonious, and capable of being construed together, because Sec.
56 provides that where the constitution itself prescribes a different
rule from the one therein provided, its provisions shall not control to
prevent the passage by special law of any act of the Legislature
with regard to any of the subjects therein mentioned. The constitution does "otherwise provide" with regard to the charter of cities
having more than ten thousand inhabitants, and we presume that the
452 EX PARTE WILSON.
Legislature was satisfied of the fact that the city of Dallas had the
requisite population, or it would not have passed the special law
amending the city charter. In our opinion, the constitutional objection to the amended charter is not tenable.
But it is urged against the ordinance under whi