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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a court of this |
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state from enforcing, considering, or applying a religious or |
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cultural law. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 32 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32. A court of this state shall uphold the laws of the |
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Constitution of the United States, this Constitution, federal laws, |
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and laws of this state. A court of this state may not enforce, |
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consider, or apply any religious or cultural law. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting a court of |
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this state from enforcing, considering, or applying a religious or |
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cultural law." |