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Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 3-a (view source)
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The direct effect of this section of the state constitution, known as the Texas Equal Rights Amendment, is to subject classifications based upon sex to "strict scrutiny." For information regarding the campaign to secure passage of the amendment, see [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mlt02 ''Texas Equal Rights Amendment'']. | The direct effect of this section of the state constitution, known as the Texas Equal Rights Amendment, is to subject classifications based upon sex to "strict scrutiny." For information regarding the campaign to secure passage of the amendment, see [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mlt02 ''Texas Equal Rights Amendment'']. | ||
But the section's adoption in 1972 also had the collateral effect of incorporating the remaining federal equal protection standards into the state constitution. Note that the Texas Supreme Court in 2024 | But the section's adoption in 1972 also had the collateral effect of incorporating the remaining federal equal protection standards into the state constitution. Note that the Texas Supreme Court in 2024 referred to Sections 3 and 3-a as the state's "equal rights" and "equal protection" clauses. | ||
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