Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 25 · Article 8. TAXATION AND REVENUE
WEALTH TAX PROHIBITED.
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Text — Current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025
The legislature may not impose a tax based on the wealth or net worth of an individual or family, including a tax based on the difference between the assets and liabilities of an individual or family.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
(Added Nov. 7, 2023.)
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.8.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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