Article I, Section 25 of the Texas Constitution ("Quartering Soldiers in Houses")

Adopted February 15, 1876:

No soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in the house of any citizen without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner prescribed by law.

Editor Comments

This section tracks the Third Amendment to the federal constitution, which reads: "No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

Attorney Steve Smith

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