Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 45: Difference between revisions
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Note that Section [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 56|56(a)]] of this article prohibits the Legislature from passing any local or special law "changing the venue in civil or criminal cases." | |||
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Revision as of 11:41, August 4, 2023
Adopted February 15, 1876:
The power to change the venue in civil and criminal cases shall be vested in the courts, to be exercised in such manner as shall be provided by law; and the Legislature shall pass laws for that purpose.
Editor Comments
Note that Section 56(a) of this article prohibits the Legislature from passing any local or special law "changing the venue in civil or criminal cases."
Recent Decisions
None.
Historic Decisions
None.
Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (this multi-volume and up-to-date resource is available at all law libraries and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (this one-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (this two-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (this resource is published and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)