Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 1.09
CRUELTY FORBIDDEN
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.