TX · constitutions
Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 3
TAXATION BY GENERAL LAW FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
Taxes shall be levied and collected by general laws and for public purposes only.
History
(Feb. 15, 1876.)
Provenance
- Source
- tcss.legis.texas.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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