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Nov 20, 2021 · The principle constitutional question during this period was whether Texas would be governed under a national constitution for the Republic of Texas or a state constitution under either the United States of America or the Confederate States of America.
The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that establishes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of Texas. The current document was adopted on February 15, 1876, and is the seventh constitution in Texas history (including the Mexican constitution).
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Apr 10, 2024 · Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, established the government of the United States.
Courtesy: National Archives. In autumn 1835, simmering political tensions in Texas came to a boil. A series of bloody skirmishes over a short span of months would decide the region's future. By...
- American Experience
Mar 5, 2021 · While soldiers were engaged in a fierce 13-day battle in Alamo, Texas, revolutionaries declared Texas independence from Mexican rule on March 2, 1836. Less than a decade later, the new nation...
Between the years of 1824 and 1876, Texas was at times a part of the United States of Mexico, an independent republic, a state within the Confederate States of America, and a state within the United States of America.
Texas - Politics, Economy, Culture: Texas is governed by a constitution adopted in 1876. It has a bicameral legislature composed of 31 senators, who serve four-year terms, and 150 representatives, who are elected to two-year terms.
