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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. 1.17. Religious belief

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No person shall be disqualified to give evidence in any court of this State on account of his religious opinions, or for the want of any religious belief;  but all oaths or affirmations shall be administered in the mode most binding upon the conscience, and shall be taken subject to the pains and penalties of perjury.

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