Texas Constitution

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The Texas Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Texas, outlining its structure of government, distribution of powers, and individual rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document
state constitution
adoptedBy constitutional convention of 1875 (Texas)
amendmentProcess legislative proposal and voter approval
appliesTo State of Texas
linked to: Texas
billOfRightsArticle Article I
contains Bill of Rights of Texas
linked to: Texas Constitution
country United States
currentVersionAdoptedOn 1876-02-15
currentVersionEffectiveFrom 1876-04-18
defines powers of Texas government branches
structure of Texas government
establishes Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Governor
linked to: Governor of Texas

Texas Legislature
Texas Supreme Court
county governments in Texas
municipal governments in Texas
executiveArticle Article IV
governs Texas state government
linked to: Government of Texas
guarantees individual rights of Texas citizens
hasCharacteristic detailed and lengthy
highly amended
judicialArticle Article V
jurisdiction Texas
language English
legislativeArticle Article III
limits state debt
state taxation powers
locationOfOriginal Austin, Texas
linked to: Austin
numberOfArticles 17
onlineAccess official website of Texas Legislature
predecessor Constitution of 1845 (Texas)
Constitution of 1861 (Texas)
linked to: Texas Constitution

Constitution of 1866 (Texas)
Constitution of 1869 (Texas)
publisher Texas Secretary of State
ratificationMethod popular referendum
ratifiedBy voters of Texas
regulates homestead protections in Texas
local government powers in Texas
public education in Texas
requires statewide popular vote to ratify amendments
two-thirds vote of each house of Texas Legislature to propose amendments
separatesPowerAmong executive branch of Texas
judicial branch of Texas
legislative branch of Texas
subjectTo Supremacy Clause of United States Constitution
wordCountApproximate 90000

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Texas Legislature constitutionalBasis Texas Constitution
Texas legislative districts regulatedBy Texas Constitution
Texas House of Representatives createdBy Texas Constitution of 1845
linked to: Texas Constitution
Texas House of Representatives governedBy Texas Constitution
Texas House of Representatives authorityDerivedFrom Article 3 of the Texas Constitution
linked to: Texas Constitution
Governor of Texas officeCreatedBy Constitution of Texas
linked to: Texas Constitution
Governor of Texas subordinateTo Constitution of Texas
linked to: Texas Constitution
Texas congressional districts governingLaw Texas Constitution
Texas Constitution contains Bill of Rights of Texas
linked to: Texas Constitution
Texas Constitution predecessor Constitution of 1861 (Texas)
linked to: Texas Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) replacedBy Constitution of Texas (1845)
linked to: Texas Constitution
Government of Texas constitutionalBasis Constitution of Texas
linked to: Texas Constitution
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas officeCreatedBy Texas Constitution of 1876
linked to: Texas Constitution
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure relatedTo Texas Constitution
Red River County Judge appliesStatute Texas Constitution
Red River County Judge termDefinedBy Texas Constitution Article V
linked to: Texas Constitution
Lieutenant Governor of Texas createdBy Texas Constitution of 1845
linked to: Texas Constitution
Office of the Governor of Texas legalBasis Texas Constitution
Texas Supreme Court authorizedBy Texas Constitution
Texas Supreme Court createdBy Texas Constitution of 1876
linked to: Texas Constitution
Article I of the Texas Constitution alsoKnownAs Texas Bill of Rights
subject linked to: Article I
linked to: Texas Constitution
Article I of the Texas Constitution partOf Texas Constitution
subject linked to: Article I
Article III of the Texas Constitution partOf Texas Constitution
subject linked to: Article III
Constitutional Convention of 1875 (Texas) hasEffect Texas Constitution of 1876
linked to: Texas Constitution
Constitutional Convention of 1875 (Texas) drafted Texas Constitution of 1876
linked to: Texas Constitution
Constitutional Convention of 1875 (Texas) replaced Texas Constitution of 1869
linked to: Texas Constitution
Article IV of the Texas Constitution partOf Texas Constitution
subject linked to: Article IV
Texas Secretary of State officeCreatedBy Texas Constitution
Article V of the Texas Constitution partOf Texas Constitution
subject linked to: Article V
Constitution of 1866 (Texas) follows Texas Constitution of 1845
linked to: Texas Constitution
Constitution of 1866 (Texas) followedBy Texas Constitution of 1869
linked to: Texas Constitution
Constitution of 1866 (Texas) supersededBy Texas Constitution of 1869
linked to: Texas Constitution
University of Texas System legalBasis Texas Constitution
Denton County Commissioners Court subjectTo Texas Constitution
Tarrant County Judge legalBasis Texas Constitution
Texas Senate District 2 uses Texas Constitution
Tarrant County Sheriff legalBasis Texas Constitution
Dallas County Sheriff legalBasis Texas Constitution
Article IV of the Texas Constitution partOf Texas Constitution
Judicial branch of Texas interprets Texas Constitution
Judiciary of Texas constitutionalBasis Texas Constitution