[2] The declaration of independence was written by George Childress[3] and modeled after the United States Constitution.
Lorenzo de Zavala helped in the drafting of the Constitution of the Republic of Texas by personally designing its flag and serving as vice president.
[1] The Texas Constitution also protected the right to own slaves and prohibited "Indians" and "Africans" from living freely in the country or from becoming Texan citizens.
[4] A constitutional convention began after the declaration of independence, and an interim government was put into place.
[7] Interim President Burnet, on July 23, 1836 called for elections to ratify the constitution and to decide if Texas should pursue annexation into the United States.
[9][10] A Texas convention debated the annexation offer and almost unanimously passed an ordinance assenting to it on July 4, 1845.
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas contains nine portions, six articles, a schedule, General Provisions, and a Declaration of Rights.
Members of the House are to be chosen on the first Monday of September and to hold their office for one year until other provisions are made.
To hold a seat in the House, they need to be at least twenty-five, a citizen of the republic, and residing in the county or district represented for six months prior to the election.
[4] The President was required to sign passed bills and can send them back in which case a two-thirds majority of both Houses can enact the law.
On the second Monday of December after the election, the president was to enter office and was to be the commander-in-chief of the army and the navy but did not command them personally without the authorization by Congress.
[4] The schedule deals with the formation of the interim government needed by a rule of the declaration of independence.
Their owner could not free them without the consent of Congress, which may not pass laws that either affect the slave trade or declare emancipation.
Amendments to the constitution, to be ratified, must be passed to by a majority of each house and then be put to a vote by the people.