Tex. Const. art. 16, § 26
- Constitution
- Constitution of Texas
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
HOMICIDE: LIABILITY FOR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. Every person, corporation, or company, that may commit a homicide, through wilful act, or omission, or gross neglect, shall be responsible, in exemplary damages, to the surviving husband, widow, heirs of his or her body, or such of them as there may be, without regard to any criminal proceeding that may or may not be had in relation to the homicide. (Feb. 15, 1876.)
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