The Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution are similar in that both are over 200 years old. both have hundreds of amendments. both establish a judicial, executive, and legislative branch. both establish one court of final judicial appeals. Previous Next > The Texas Medical Association is an example of a interest group. civil rights professional public-employee public Texas's history regarding voting rights includes all of the following EXCEPT drawing unbalanced districts for congressional districts discrimination against the poor by the levying of a poll tax discrimination against racial minorities by the practice of "white primaries" drawing unbalanced districts for U.S. Senatorial districts When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. White (1869) that secession from the Union during the Civil War was void, the Court illustrated the principle of states' rights the supremacy clause the separation of powers nullification The most influential interest groups in Texas politics are interest groups associated with public employees business labor civil rights