Tex. Const. art. I, § 15 · Article 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY.
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Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. The Legislature shall pass such laws as may be needed to regulate the same, and to maintain its purity and efficiency. Provided, that the Legislature may provide for the temporary commitment, for observation and/or treatment, of mentally ill persons not charged with a criminal offense, for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days, by order of the County Court without the necessity of a trial by jury.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Aug. 24, 1935.)
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.1.htm
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- sha256 36af37d80efd557a0065c8b94d0a4bf381b340cc5ae4a02cc093b56988b2caf7
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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