I see this is in the 1845 Texas Constitution.
What about the 1876 Constitution, the one enacted for re-admission to the Union.
That is the current constitution, so, does the 1876 Constitution have that same language? I can’t find it.
Appreciate the assist.
That link was in the congressional resolution offering entry to Union to Texas. I have no idea what the Texas Constition may say on the issue.
There’s an interesting story about the TX resolution.
Several attempts were made to admit Texas by a treaty between the US and Texas. They failed because they couldn’t get a 2/3 majority in the Senate.
So they did an end-around by means of an arguably unconstitutional joint resolution of Congress, which required only a simple majority in each house. The Constitution of course has no provision for a treaty-by-another-name to be pushed through by means of a resolution.