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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 37 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Parents' Responsibilities and Rights"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Added November 4, 2025:
{{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.


'''To enshrine truths that are deeply rooted in this nation's history and traditions, the people of Texas hereby affirm that a parent has the responsibility to nurture and protect the parent's child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent's child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child's upbringing.'''
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''].


According to available legislative history, the purpose of this section is to codify parents' existing federal constitutional rights in the state constitution.
Article I originally had twenty-nine sections. Fifteen sections have been added. None of the original or added sections have been repealed.


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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.


* ''State v. Loe'', 692 S.W.3d 215, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9682881558926563485#p230 230-31] (Tex. 2024) ("But neither our society's history and legal traditions nor this Court's precedents support a view of the scope of parents' constitutionally protected interest in directing their children's care, custody, and control that would place ''any'' action a parent may undertake outside the government's authority to regulate. . . . [A] fit parent's fundamental interest in caring for her child free from government interference extends to choosing from among legally available medical treatments, but it never has been understood to permit a parent to demand medical treatment that is not legally available.")
Therefore, in general, the section titles that appear in various publications have been assigned over the years by the different publishers.


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On TLG, each section of the state constitution has its own page:


* ''Holick v. Smith'', 685 S.W.2d 18, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=921242224883553191#p20 20] (Tex. 1985) (citations omitted) ("This natural parental right has been characterized as 'essential,' 'a basic civil right of man,' and 'far more precious than property rights.' A termination decree is complete, final, irrevocable and divests for all time that natural right as well as all legal rights, privileges, duties and powers . . . . Moreover, the evidence in support of termination must be clear and convincing before a court may involuntarily terminate a parent's rights. Consequently, termination proceedings should be strictly scrutinized, and involuntary termination statutes are strictly construed in favor of the parent.")
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 1|<span title="Freedom and Sovereignty of State">Article I, Section 1 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>]]
* ''Byrne v. Love'', 14 Tex. 81, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/014_Tex_81.pdf#page=11 91-92] (1855) ("There is no doubt a guardian, and especially a father acting as guardian by nature, has very ample authority in the control, management, rearing and education of his children; that he may lease their lands until his death or until they arrive at the age of majority; that he may place them for years under the superintendence and control of others, and where such act is not so injurious to the infant as to require the interposition of the Court, it cannot be disputed . . . . All this he may do in perfect consistency with his right of guardianship, and his ultimate liability for the proceeds of the minor's property.")
*[[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-a|<span title="Equal Rights Amendment">Article I, Section 3-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
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*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 4|<span title="Religious Tests">Article I, Section 4 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
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*[[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|<span title="Freedom of Worship">Article I, Section 6 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
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*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|<span title="Religious Services Protection">Article I, Section 6-a of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
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*[[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">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 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="General Right to Bail">Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
*[[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 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 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 11-d|<span title="Denial of Bail for Certain Felony Offenses">Article I, Section 11-d of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 12|<span title="Writ of 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">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 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 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">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 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 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 22|<span title="Treason Against State">Article I, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 23|<span title="Right to Keep and Bear Arms">Article I, Section 23 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 24|<span title="Military Subordinate to Civil Authority">Article I, Section 24 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 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 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 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="Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition">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 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 36|<span title="Right to Engage in Certain Agricultural Practices">Article I, Section 36 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 37|<span title="Parents' Responsibilities and Rights">Article I, Section 37 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]


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Latest revision as of 09:16, October 31, 2025

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."

For a historical perspective on the article, review the following paper that was published in 1958: Origins of the Texas Bill of Rights.

Article I originally had twenty-nine sections. Fifteen 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.

Therefore, in general, the section titles that appear in various publications have been assigned over the years by the different publishers.

On TLG, each section of the state constitution has its own page:

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