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Section 4 states that a city with a population of 5,000 or fewer has only those powers granted to it by general law; Section 5 permits a city, once its population exceeds 5,000, to adopt a charter under home rule provided the charter is not inconsistent with limits placed by the Texas Constitution or general law (the city may amend to maintain ...
Sec. 16 prohibits bills of attainder, ex post facto or retroactive laws, or laws "impairing the obligations of contracts." Sec. 29 provides that "no power of suspending laws in this State shall be exercised except by the Legislature. Article II of the Constitution of Texas mandates the separation of powers in to three distinct department, the ...
The citizens of Texas approved an annexation ordinance and a new constitution on October 13. [citation needed] On December 29, 1845, the United States admitted the State of Texas to the Union (Joint Resolution for the admission of the state of Texas into the Union, Joint Resolution 1, enacted December 29, 1845, 9 Stat. 108).
The convention debated through August 28, and adopted the Constitution of the State of Texas on August 27, 1845. [7] On December 29, 1845, the United States admitted the State of Texas to the Union (Joint Resolution for the admission of the state of Texas into the Union, J.Res. 1, enacted December 29, 1845, 9 Stat. 108).
As provided in Article 17, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution, [9] a proposed constitutional amendment is placed on the ballot only after the Texas legislature has proposed the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas senate and the Texas house of representatives. The joint resolution may originate in either chamber.
Sections 15 through 17 of Article V, as well as Chapters 25 and 26 of the Texas Government Code, outline the duties of County Court officers. Section 15 states that the county judge shall be "well informed in the law of the State", "a conservator of the peace", and shall be elected for a four-year term.
Article III, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution requires that 2/3 of a chamber's members be present to constitute a quorum for conducting business (this is greater than what is required for the United States Congress, which only requires a simple majority of a chamber's members). This has resulted in several instances where, in an effort to ...
The Constitution of 1845 is Texas' first state constitution. [3] It is created with the influence of the Constitution of Louisiana and the previous Constitution of the Republic of Texas. [4] Notable members such as José Antonio Navarro helped write the Constitution of 1845, which helped ensure Tejanos' voting rights. [5]