Constitution · Texas

Tex. Const. art. 8, § 3

Constitution
Constitution of Texas
Text as of
October 2026

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TAXATION BY GENERAL LAW FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. Taxes shall be levied and collected by general laws and for public purposes only. (Feb. 15, 1876.)

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