Changes

***Section 28 which prohibits garnishment of wages at the state level except for child support and alimony.  (This does not prohibit Federal wage garnishment for unpaid student loans or income taxes.)

***Section 28 which prohibits garnishment of wages at the state level except for child support and alimony.  (This does not prohibit Federal wage garnishment for unpaid student loans or income taxes.)

***Section 37 provides for protection of the [[mechanic's lien]].

***Section 37 provides for protection of the [[mechanic's lien]].

***Section 50 provides for protection of the homestead (generally, one's personal residence) from forced sale except for debts related to it (such as mortgages, mechanic's liens, and home equity loans and lines of credit).  It includes extremely detailed and specific restrictions on home equity loans and lines of credit (HELOC's), as Texas was the last state to allow after much public pressure).

***Section 50 provides for protection of the homestead (generally, one's personal residence) from forced sale except for debts related to it, such as mortgages, mechanic's liens, and home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC's).  It includes extremely detailed and specific restrictions on the latter two items (as Texas was the last state to allow after much public pressure), such as limitations on the amount which can be borrowed (or drawn against a HELOC), a specified 14-day waiting period before closing, and specific rules on where closing can take place.

***Notably, although Texas is a right-to-work state, the guarantee is only by law, not in the Constitution.

***Notably, although Texas is a right-to-work state, the guarantee is only by law, not in the Constitution.

*'''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 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, nor 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  (A proposed 1974 convention required the voters to amend the Constitution to add Section 2, which was repealed in 1999.)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).

[[Category:Texas]]

[[Category:Texas]]

[[Category:State Constitutions]]

[[Category:State Constitutions]]