We urge the Texas House to follow the Senate’s lead in giving voters a chance to plug a loophole in the state Constitution ...

While that may seem like an inauspicious start, the Texas Constitution actually prohibits them from passing bills for nearly two months. Under the provisions within the state Constitution ...

and the Republic of Texas was born. Representatives including Navarro and his uncle, Francisco Ruiz, stayed on to draft a constitution for the new nation, but worked in haste, knowing the Mexican ...

September: Texans approve their new Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston is elected president. October: The First Congress of the Republic of Texas convenes. November: Santa Anna is ...

An 1873 Texas gubernatorial election outcome hinged on the interpretation of a semicolon in the state's 1869 constitution. The constitution stated elections would be held at county seats "until ...

Democrats had vowed to prevent the passage of any proposed constitutional amendments to try and force Republicans to amend ...

Two very different judges in very different jurisdictions cited the Constitution in checking the power of a president who is ...

Texas elected officials pushing for change to state constitution regarding bonds. He wants voters to decide if judges should ...

When Democrats are in power, Rep. John Carter’s constitutional conscience is hyperactive. When Trump steamrolls the ...