All free men when they form a social compact have equal rights, and no man, or set men, is entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments, or privileges, but in consideration of public services.
Tex. Const. art. 1, § 3, under Bill of Rights.
Tex. Const. art. 1, § 3
EQUAL RIGHTS
All free men when they form a social compact have equal rights, and no man, or set men, is entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments, or privileges, but in consideration of public services.