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Texas Constitution art. 1 §29

In force on Feb 16, 2022 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

BILL OF RIGHTS EXCEPTED FROM POWERS OF GOVERNMENT AND INVIOLATE

To guard against transgressions of the high powers herein delegated, we declare that every thing in this "Bill of Rights" is excepted out of the general powers of government, and shall forever remain inviolate, and all laws contrary thereto, or to the following provisions, shall be void. (Feb. 15, 1876.)

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 16, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Feb 2022–Nov 2026
Effective date not stated · seen Jun 2018–Feb 2022

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-1054 (Oct 30, 2013): Whether state statutes that prohibit or void certain restrictive covenants affect covenants existing at the time the statutes are enacted

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