Texas § CP.110.003 - RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTED
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.110.003 — RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTED, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.110.003. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTED
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTED. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a government agency may not substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the government agency demonstrates that the application of the burden to the person: (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. (c) A government agency that makes the demonstration required by Subsection (b) is not required to separately prove that the remedy and penalty provisions of the law, ordinance, rule, order, decision, practice, or other exercise of governmental authority that imposes the substantial burden are the least restrictive means to ensure compliance or to punish the failure to comply. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
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What does The Texas Constitution § CP.110.003 cover?
Section CP.110.003 ("RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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