Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 56: Difference between revisions

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-This key section generally prohibits the enactment of so-called "special" or "local" laws. Approximately two-thirds of state constitution currently have one or more provisions addressing the matter. A side-by-side comparison reflects this section, as adopted in 1876, was patterned on the long-form version contained in the Missouri Constitution of 1875.
+This key section generally prohibits the enactment of so-called "special" or "local" laws. The constitutions of approximately two-thirds of the states currently have one or more provisions addressing the matter. Some of the provisions are short and some are rather lengthy. A side-by-side comparison reflects that this section, as adopted in 1876, was based in large part on the long-form version contained in the Missouri Constitution of 1875.
 This section has been amended once. The 2001 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment."