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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided October 26, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable John L. Barnhill Crosby County Attorney County Courthouse Crosbyton, Texas 79332

Re: Obligation of a county under article 2351(11), V.T.C.S., to provide for the relief of paupers

Dear Mr. Barnhill:

You ask several questions about the obligation of a county under article 2351(11), V.T.C.S., to provide support for paupers. Your first question is whether article 2351(11) creates a property right cognizable under the due process clause of the14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The due process clause restrains the government from depriving a person of a liberty or property…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. John A. Reed, Gerald G. Kaluzny, and Rbk, Ltd. v. Village of ShorewoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Housing Authority v. HigginbothamTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Barrington v. CokinosTexas Supreme Court · 1960

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