Tex. Const. art. I, § 37 · Article 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
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Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
To enshrine truths that are deeply rooted in this nation's history and traditions, the people of Texas hereby affirm that a parent has the responsibility to nurture and protect the parent's child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent's child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child's upbringing.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Added Nov. 4, 2025.)
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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- 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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