Martin v. Texas Youth Council

MY OPINION ON REHEARING

Appellant states that my construction of the statutes involved brings them in conflict with Art. 5, Sec. 8 of the Texas Constitution which, in part, provides:

“The District Court shall have * * * original jurisdiction and general control over * * * minors under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.”

To support this contention appellant cites Green v. Green, 146 S.W. 567, Tex.Civ.App., Amarillo, writ dismissed (1912); Page v. Sherrill, 415 S.W.2d 642 (Tex.Sup.1967); Crow v. Vincent, 397 S.W.2d 870, Tex.Civ.App., Eastland, writ ref. n. r. e. (1965); Dannelley v.…