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  2. Law of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The law of Texas is derived from the Constitution of Texas and consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory law, as well as case law and local laws and regulations. As a state of the United States of America, the State of Texas is subject to the Law of the United States, which also addresses that the powers not ...

  3. Compact theory - Wikipedia

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    The leading 19th-century commentary on the Constitution, Justice Joseph Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (1833), likewise rejected the compact theory and concluded that the Constitution was established directly by the people, not the states, and that it constitutes supreme law, not a mere compact. [11]

  4. Smith v. Allwright - Wikipedia

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    Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation. It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for ...

  5. Texas ‘mutual combat’ law allows settling scores with fists ...

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    In effect, Texas law allows two people to fight and injure each other.” To a certain point. ... Hernandez then explains the basic principles of the law. “In the state of Texas, two parties can ...

  6. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

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    Article 14.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure states that a peace officer “or other person” can make an arrest without a warrant when an offense is committed in their presence or ...

  7. Legal status of Texas - Wikipedia

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    United States Army, First Battalion, First Infantry Regiment soldiers in Texas in 1861. The legal status of Texas is the standing of Texas as a political entity. While Texas has been part of various political entities throughout its history, including 10 years during 1836–1846 as the independent Republic of Texas, the current legal status is as a state of the United States of America.

  8. 'In crisis mode': Rights groups petition UN to intervene for ...

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    Texas put forth a fifth of the 525 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in states across the U.S. last year, according to the Human Rights Council, which released a National State of Emergency for LGBTQ+ ...

  9. DeVillier v. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas, 601 U.S. 285 (2024), was a case that the Supreme Court of the United States decided on April 16, 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The case dealt with the Supreme Court's takings clause jurisprudence . Because the case touched on whether or not the 5th Amendment is self-executing, the case had implications for Trump v.