Tex. Const. art. I, § 2 · Article 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
INHERENT POLITICAL POWER; REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Feb. 15, 1876.)
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
- Text hash
- sha256 14f9268107188fb2c38ac058214dabf0c51a0b58d49ead597b39d9684ceeea4a
- 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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