The Texas Constitution is one of the longest in the nation and is still growing. As of 2007 (80th Legislature), the Texas Legislature has passed a total of 632 amendments. Of these, 456 have been adopted and 176 have been defeated by Texas voters. Thus, the Texas Constitution has been amended 456 times since its adoption in 1876.
The text of the Texas Constitution is available from the Texas Legislature Online at http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us.
For historical information about the Texas Constitution, see the Texas State Library's "Texas Treasures" website at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/constitution/index.html.
Information in this system is from the following sources:
At the present time, this project is incomplete. The compilation of amendments to the Texas Constitution is a work in progress and must be viewed as such.
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