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The '''Texas Constitution''' is the governing document for the state of [[Texas]].

The '''Texas Constitution''' is the governing document for the state of [[Texas]]. At 297 pages long, <ref>https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SDocs/THETEXASCONSTITUTION.pdf</ref> it contains about 85,000 words and is longer than nearly all other state constitutions, except [[Alabama]].<ref>https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/educational-resources/look-sizes-state-constitutions</ref>

The current Constitution was adopted by voters in 1876, the seventh one in its history (including when it was part of Mexico as well as an independent republic and part of the Confederacy).

The current Constitution was adopted by voters in 1876, the seventh one in its history (including when it was part of Mexico as well as an independent republic and part of the Confederacy).

*'''Article XVII: Mode of amending the Constitution of this State'''

*'''Article XVII: Mode of amending the Constitution of this State'''

**Notwithstanding the sheer number of amendments proposed (not to mention those filed in the Legislature but never passed) since 1876, the Constitution provides only one method for amendment: an amendment passed by 2/3 of each chamber of the Texas Legislature and subsequently approved by a majority of voters.  There is no provision for the initiative, for calling a constitutional convention, or for any periodic conventions to review and propose amendments.  (A proposed 1974 convention required the voters to amend the Constitution to add Section 2, which was repealed in 1999.)  The Article also discusses how amendments are to be provided to the public (posting at the county courthouse and publication in newspapers of record).

**Notwithstanding the sheer number of amendments proposed (not to mention those filed in the Legislature but never passed) since 1876, the Constitution provides only one method for amendment: an amendment passed by 2/3 of each chamber of the Texas Legislature and subsequently approved by a majority of voters.  There is no provision for the initiative, for calling a constitutional convention, or for any periodic conventions to review and propose amendments.  (A proposed 1974 convention required the voters to amend the Constitution to add Section 2, which was repealed in 1999.)  The Article also discusses how amendments are to be provided to the public (posting at the county courthouse and publication in newspapers of record).

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