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The original Texas state constitution had an anti-corporation statute, requiring the Texas House to approve each corporation with a two-thirds vote, and blocking banks from incorporating entirely. Why was Texas anti-corporation? When and why did their outlook and the law change?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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