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The current document was adopted on February 15, 1876, and is the seventh constitution in Texas history (including the Mexican constitution).
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PRESS; LIBEL. Every person shall be at liberty to speak, write or publish his opinions on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that privilege; and no law shall ever be passed curtailing the liberty of speech or of the press.
Since 1876, the legislature has proposed 714 constitutional amendments. Of those amendments, 530 have been approved by the electorate, 181 have been defeated, and 3 never made it to the ballot.
The U.S. Constitution concentrates executive power in the president. The Texas Constitution creates a plural executive that shares executive power across multiple elected offices. The Texas Constitution allows the governor to veto specific items contained within budget appropriations bills passed by the legislature.
Ing to the supremacy clause, found in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, in a conflict between federal and state laws, federal laws take precedence and will override state laws.
The Texas Constitution is the State constitution of Texas. The current Texas Constitution was adopted in 1876. Texas has had five state constitutions. The current state constitution has 17 articles.
All fines, penalties, forfeitures and escheats, which have accrued to the republic of Texas under the constitution and laws, shall accrue to the State of Texas; and the legislature shall, by law, provide a method for determining what lands may have been forfeiture or escheated.
The Texas Constitution provides that the legislature, by a two-thirds vote of all members of each house, may propose amendments revising the constitution and that proposed amendments must then be submitted for approval to the qualified voters of the state.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Amendments Proposed by Congress Passage by Congress. Proposed amendment language must be approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses. Notification of the states. Ratification by three-fourths of the states. Tracking state actions. Announcement.
