Director of the Department of Agriculture & Environment v. Printing Industries Ass'n of Texas

DENTON, Justice.

This lawsuit was brought by the Printing Industries Association of Texas and others, (hereinafter referred to as Printers), on behalf of the commercial printers and binders in Texas, to enjoin the Texas Department of Agriculture and Environment and other State agencies from purchasing or using printing equipment. It was alleged that printing performed by State agencies violated Article XVI, Section 21 of the Texas Constitution (hereinafter referred to as Art. XVI, § 21), and art. 4413(32) § 3 Tex.Rev. Civ.Stat.Ann.1 The Attorney General specially excepted to the pleadings on…