The Texas GOP is aiming to add a crypto-related amendment to the stateās constitution. The amendment would protect Texansā right to own cryptocurrency. Critics, however, argue that digital currencies are often used for illegal purposes. The Texas GOP platform calls for the stateās Bill of Rights to include a clause allowing citizens to own, hold and use whatever medium of exchange they decide, including digital currency. The current version of the Bill of Rights does not explicitly protect the digital currency, and some members of the Texas GOP believe that this could open the door for the government to one