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The Constitution of 1876 began with a lengthy bill of rights. It declared that Texas was a free and independent state, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, that all free men have equal rights, and that the writ of habeas corpus could not be suspended or unduly delayed.
The Texas Constitution of 1876. Constitutional government began in Texas under Mexican rule. During the Texas Revolution, delegates to the Convention of 1836 hastily drafted a new constitution for the fledgling Republic of Texas.
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution. ARTICLE 1. BILL OF RIGHTS That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare: Sec. 1. FREEDOM AND SOVEREIGNTY OF STATE.
The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that establishes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of Texas. The current document was adopted on February 15, 1876, and is the seventh constitution in Texas history (including the Mexican constitution).
Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States. (Feb. 15, 1876.) Sec. 2. INHERENT POLITICAL POWER; REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
The current constitution took effect on February 15, 1876. This current constitution is the seventh in Texas history. The previous six were the: 1827 Constitution of the State of Coahuila and Tejas; 1836 Constitution of the Republic of Texas; and; different versions of the constitution of Texas for the years 1845, 1861, 1866, and 1869.
This is the current Constitution of the of Texas in its original, unamended form. The constitution was created on November 24, 1875 and has been in force since February 15, 1876. As of 2023, the constitution has been amended amended 517 times.
Constitution of the State of Texas, Names Texas. Created / Published Houston, Houston Telegraph Steam Print, 1876. Notes - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Medium
Constitution of the State of Texas, adopted 1876, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Citation: Constitution of the State of Texas, Adopted by the Constitutional Convention, Begun and Held at the City of Austin, on the Sixth Day of September, 1875. Official. Galveston: Printed at the "News" Steam Book and Job Establishment. [1875.] Winkler -Friend 3638. Content downloaded from