Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 22: Difference between revisions
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|seo_title=Article I, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution ("Treason Against State") | |seo_title=Article I, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution ("Treason Against State") | ||
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|seo_description=Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. | |seo_description=Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:05, October 28, 2025
Adopted February 15, 1876:
Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort; and no person shall be convicted of treason except on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Editor Comments
This section tracks Article III, Section 3 of the federal constitution, which reads in part: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court."
Recent Decisions
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Historic Decisions
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Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (multi-volume and up-to-date resource available at all law and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (one-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (two-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (resource published online and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)