Full Description
The Texas State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of Texas' constitutional history, this volume provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, along with a table of cases, index, and bibliography provides an unsurpassed reference guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of Texas' constitution. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series. This title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States.
The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important new series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research.
Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.
Contents
SERIES FOREWORD By G. Alan Tarr ; FOREWORD By Thomas R. Phillips ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; PART I. THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF TEXAS ; PART II. THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND COMMENTARY ; Preamble ; Article I. Bill Of Rights ; Article II. The Powers Of Government ; Article III. Legislative Department ; Article IV. Executive Department ; Article V. Judicial Department ; Article VI. Suffrage ; Article VII. Education ; Article VIII. Taxation And Revenue ; Article IX. Counties ; Article X. Railroads ; Article XI. Municipal Corporations ; Article XII. Private Corporations ; Article XIII. Spanish And Mexican Land Titles ; Article XIV. Public Lands And Land Office ; Article XV. Impeachment ; Article XVI. General Provisions ; Article XVII. Mode Of Amending The Constitution Of This State ; NOTES TO PART II ; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY ; TABLE OF CASES ; INDEX
