Article 2, Texas Constitution
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Article 1 of the Texas Constitution is labeled as the Power of Government.
Section 1
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Division of Powers; Three Separate Departments; Exercise of Power Properly Attached to Other Departments The powers of the Government of the State of Texas shall be divided into three distinct departments, each of which shall be confided to a separate body of magistracy, to wit: Those which are Legislative to one; those which are Executive to another, and those which are Judicial to another; and no person, or collection of persons, being of one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly attached to either of the others, except in the instances herein expressly permitted. |
External links
- Article 2: The Powers of Government
- Annotated discussion of Article 1 and Article 2 of the constitution, by George Braden
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