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| • 1st (1836-1845) [Adopted: 17 March 1836 This was the Constitution of the REPUBLIC of Texas, framed by a Convention which convened on 1 March 1836, formally declared independence from Mexico on 2 March, adopted an "Executive Ordinance" to provide for a provisional government for the Republic and then drafted this Constitution, Ratified: 17 March 1836 not submitted to the People] |
| • 2nd (1845-1866) [Adopted: 27 August 1845 Convention convened, 4 July 1845, Ratified: 13 October 1845 ratified by a vote of 4,174 to 312; effective upon Admission, 29 December 1845] |
| • 3rd (1866-1869) [Adopted: 2 April 1866 Convention convened, March 1866, Ratified: 25 June 1866 ratified by a vote of 34,794 to 11,235] |
| • 4th (1869-1876) [Adopted: December 1868 Convention convened, 1 June 1868, Ratified: 3 December 1869 ratified by a vote of 72,395 to 4,924] |
| • 5th (1876--) [Adopted: 24 November 1875 Convention convened, 6 September 1875, Ratified: 17 February 1876] |
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