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In 1971 the Texas Legislature placed on the November 1972 ballot an Amendment which called for the Legislature to meet in January 1974 for 90 days as a constitutional convention, for purposes of drafting a new state Constitution. The measure passed (thus adding Section 2 to Article 17; the section was later repealed in November 1999) and the ...
On February 26, 1845, six days before Polk took office, the U.S. Congress approved the annexation. The Texas legislature approved annexation in July 1845 and constructed a state constitution. In October, Texas residents approved the annexation and the new constitution, and Texas was officially inducted into the United States on December 29 ...
Texas passed a new constitution in 1876 that segregated schools and established a poll tax to support them, but it was not originally required for voting. [13] In 1901 the Democratic-dominated legislature imposed a poll tax as a requirement for voting, and succeeded in disfranchising most blacks. The number of black voters decreased from ...
Texas voters decided whether to reject or approve 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Here's a look at the results.
[9] [10] A Texas convention debated the annexation offer and almost unanimously passed an ordinance assenting to it on July 4, 1845. [11] The convention debated until August 28 and adopted the Constitution of the State of Texas on August 27. [10] The citizens of Texas approved an annexation ordinance and a new constitution on October 13.
New York becomes the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution (30–27). [38] [39] In addition to ratifying the constitution, New York issues a circular letter requesting that 33 alterations be made to it, and also that the new United States Congress take positive action on all amendments demanded by other state ratifying conventions. [59]
Sam Houston chaired the committee that wrote a proposed state constitution. The new constitution was based on a copy of the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution provided by one of the committee members. [17] The proposed document also drew from the constitutions of other states in the United States, including those of Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee.
The claim: Texas Constitution prohibits Trump from running for president A June 8 Threads post claims former President Donald Trump's felony conviction will interfere with his presidential run.