Texas Constitution:Article I: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:40, June 20, 2025

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 None of the original or added sections have been repealed.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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 *[[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="Marriage">Article I, Section 32 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="....">Article I, Section 37 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
+*[[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 37|<span title="Parent's Right to Exercise Care, Custody, and Control of Child">Article I, Section 37 of the Texas Constitution</span>]]
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