and the constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the people of said Republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, to be laid before ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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