Legal Opinion
Dallas Independent School District v. Edgar
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 2, 1959No. 3455PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER, Justice.
Dallas Independent School District and its trustees filed suit against the Commissioner of Education of the State of Texas and other State officials for a declaration of law as to the applicability of Article 2900-a, Vernon’s Ann. Texas Civ.St., and Article 2901-a, V.A.T.C.S., to its district in view of the judgment of a Federal Court which ordered said school district to desegregate the schools under their jurisdiction “with all deliberate speed”.
Article 2900-a provides, in effect, that if any school authority should abolish the dual public school system without an election,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School Dist. v. State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- Dallas Independent School District v. J. W. Edgar, Commissioner of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Bryan v. Texas State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
3Cited by3 opinions
- Flax v. PottsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1962
- Sandra Craig Boson v. Dr. Edwin L. Rippy, as President of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District, Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Sandra Craig Boson v. Dr. Edwin L. Rippy, as President of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District, Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960