By: Hughes, et al. S.J.R. No. 70       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION         proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of   parents to raise their children.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 36 to read as follows:          Sec. 36.  (a)  A parent has the inherent right to exercise   care, custody, and control of the parent's child and to make   decisions for the upbringing of the parent's child, including but   not limited to decisions regarding the education, moral and   religious training, and health care of the child.          (b)  The state or a political subdivision of this state shall   not interfere with the rights of a parent described by Subsection   (a) of this section unless the interference is:                (1)  essential to further a compelling governmental   interest; and                (2)  narrowly tailored to accomplish that compelling   governmental interest.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.   The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition:  "The constitutional amendment establishing parents   as the primary decision-makers for their children."