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Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 28 (view source)
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The Republic of Texas constitution (1836) did not have a provision concerning the suspension of laws. However, the State of Texas's first constitution (1845) did. Section 20 of the Bill of Rights read: "No power of suspending laws in this State shall be exercised | The Republic of Texas constitution (1836) did not have a provision concerning the suspension of laws. However, the State of Texas's first constitution (1845) did. Section 20 of the Bill of Rights read: "No power of suspending laws in this State shall be exercised except by the Legislature or its authority." The state's next three constitutions (1861, 1866, & 1869) each contained the same exact provision as the state's first constitution. | ||
The Legislature, in June 1873, passed a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that eliminated the words "or its authority" from Section 20 of the Bill of Rights. Texans, in December 1873, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. The Legislature, in January 1874, in compliance with the amendment provision contained in the Texas Constitution of 1869, [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6731/m1/237/ ratified] the amendment and thereby made it effective. | The Legislature, in June 1873, passed a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that eliminated the words "or its authority" from Section 20 of the Bill of Rights. Texans, in December 1873, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. The Legislature, in January 1874, in compliance with the amendment provision contained in the Texas Constitution of 1869, [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6731/m1/237/ ratified] the amendment and thereby made it effective. | ||