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Podcast: Texas Standard » Stories from Texas
Episode: What You Might Not Know About the Texas Constitution
Description: If you want to hold public office in Texas, you have to believe in God. You cannot serve even as dog catcher – if it’s an elected office, you must believe in God.
Given the long history we have had of con artists, and scofflaws, carpetbaggers, and white-collar criminals holding public office around the state, this may seem hard to believe.
But it is right there in the Texas constitution. Plain as day.
Section 4 of the Texas Bill of Rights says that if you wish to hold elected office in Texas you must “acknow...