§ 1. Freedom and sovereignty of State

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TX CONST Art. 1, § 1Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedConstitution of the State of Texas 1876 (Approx. 2 pages)

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§ 1. Freedom and sovereignty of State

TX CONST Art. 1, § 1Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes AnnotatedConstitution of the State of Texas 1876 (Approx. 2 pages)

Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated

Constitution of the State of Texas 1876 (Refs & Annos)

Article I. Bill of Rights (Refs & Annos)

Vernon's Ann.Texas Const. Art. 1, § 1

§ 1. Freedom and sovereignty of State

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That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare:

Section 1. 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.

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Adopted Feb. 15, 1876.

Vernon's Ann. Texas Const. Art. 1, § 1, TX CONST Art. 1, § 1

Current through the end of the 2023 Regular, Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the 88th Legislature, and the Nov. 7, 2023 general election.

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