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This State or a political subdivision of this State may not enact, adopt, or issue a statute, order, proclamation, decision, or rule that prohibits or limits religious services, including religious services conducted in churches, congregations, and places of worship, in this ~~state~~ by a religious organization established to support and serve the propagation of a sincerely held religious belief.

'''This State or a political subdivision of this State may not enact, adopt, or issue a statute, order, proclamation, decision, or rule that prohibits or limits religious services, including religious services conducted in churches, congregations, and places of worship, in this State by a religious organization established to support and serve the propagation of a sincerely held religious belief.'''

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* ''Perez v. City of San Antonio'', ~~___~~ S.W.3d ~~___~~, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3463690842371194617#~~p--- ___~~] (Tex. 2025) ("When the Texas Religious Services Clause applies, its force is absolute and categorical, meaning it forbids governmental prohibitions and limitations on religious services regardless of the government's interest in that limitation or how tailored the limitation is to that interest, but the scope of the clause's applicability is not unlimited, and it does not extend to governmental actions for the preservation and management of public lands. We express no opinion on whether the Free Exercise Clause or the Texas [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] protect the religious liberties Perez asserts . . . .")

* ''Perez v. City of San Antonio'', 715 S.W.3d 709, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3463690842371194617#p730 730] (Tex. 2025) ("When the Texas Religious Services Clause applies, its force is absolute and categorical, meaning it forbids governmental prohibitions and limitations on religious services regardless of the government's interest in that limitation or how tailored the limitation is to that interest, but the scope of the clause's applicability is not unlimited, and it does not extend to governmental actions for the preservation and management of public lands. We express no opinion on whether the Free Exercise Clause or the Texas [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] protect the religious liberties Perez asserts . . . .")

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 {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 6-a of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Religious Services Protection"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Added November 2, 2021:
-This State or a political subdivision of this State may not enact, adopt, or issue a statute, order, proclamation, decision, or rule that prohibits or limits religious services, including religious services conducted in churches, congregations, and places of worship, in this state by a religious organization established to support and serve the propagation of a sincerely held religious belief.
+'''This State or a political subdivision of this State may not enact, adopt, or issue a statute, order, proclamation, decision, or rule that prohibits or limits religious services, including religious services conducted in churches, congregations, and places of worship, in this State by a religious organization established to support and serve the propagation of a sincerely held religious belief.'''
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-* ''Perez v. City of San Antonio'', ___ S.W.3d ___, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3463690842371194617#p--- ___] (Tex. 2025) ("When the Texas Religious Services Clause applies, its force is absolute and categorical, meaning it forbids governmental prohibitions and limitations on religious services regardless of the government's interest in that limitation or how tailored the limitation is to that interest, but the scope of the clause's applicability is not unlimited, and it does not extend to governmental actions for the preservation and management of public lands. We express no opinion on whether the Free Exercise Clause or the Texas [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] protect the religious liberties Perez asserts . . . .")
+* ''Perez v. City of San Antonio'', 715 S.W.3d 709, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3463690842371194617#p730 730] (Tex. 2025) ("When the Texas Religious Services Clause applies, its force is absolute and categorical, meaning it forbids governmental prohibitions and limitations on religious services regardless of the government's interest in that limitation or how tailored the limitation is to that interest, but the scope of the clause's applicability is not unlimited, and it does not extend to governmental actions for the preservation and management of public lands. We express no opinion on whether the Free Exercise Clause or the Texas [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] protect the religious liberties Perez asserts . . . .")
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 |seo_description=Texas may not enact, adopt, or issue a law that prohibits or limits religious services.
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