Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided September 12, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable James L. Keffer Chair, Committee on Ways and Means Texas House of Representatives Post Office Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a county may grant funds to a school district or charter school (RQ-0689-GA)
Dear Representative Keffer:
You ask whether the Texas Constitution prohibits a county from "providing a grant or any other financial assistance to a school district or charter school solely for educational purposes[.]"1 You pose the question broadly without specifying any particular kind of grant or assistance or a particular educational purpose that might be at issue.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. City of BoerneTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Fort Worth Independent School District v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Edgewood Independent School District v. MenoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Neeley v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Texas Workers' Compensation CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 2002
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