Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 31 · Article 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PRACTITIONERS OF MEDICINE.
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The Legislature may pass laws prescribing the qualifications of practitioners of medicine in this State, and to punish persons for mal-practice, but no preference shall ever be given by law to any schools of medicine.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Feb. 15, 1876.)
Source of truth
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- Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.16.htm
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