Article II of the Texas Constitution

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Texas Constitution of 1876

The official title of Article III is "Legislative Department."

It originally had fifty-eight sections. Ninety-five sections have been added.

Four of the original and twenty-five of the added sections have been repealed.

Sections 50b-4 ("Additional Student Loans") and 50b-5 (same) have an official title.

Note that the term "Proceedings" precedes Section 29.

And "Requirements and Limitations" precedes Section 42.

On TLG, each section of the state constitution has its own page:


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Texas Bill of Rights

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. Twelve 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 None of the original or added sections have been repealed.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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Article II: The Powers of Government

The official title of Article II is "The Powers of Government."

The article, which governs separation of powers, has only one section.

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