Tex. Const. art. I, § 23 · Article 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defence† of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Feb. 15, 1876.)
Publisher's footnote
† The language of this provision is identical to the language of the official legislative measure that originally proposed the provision. A digital image of the original text of the official enrolled measure can be found here.
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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- 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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