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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided April 24, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Bill Haley Chairman Public Education Committee Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether a school district may expend public funds to defend a school board member in an election contest suit

Dear Representative Haley:

You ask whether a school board may spend public funds to defend a school board member in an election contest. You inform us that a particular candidate was elected to an independent school board on April 4, 1985, by a narrow margin of votes. The unsuccessful candidate immediately filed suit in district court to contest the election. The…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Campbell v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  2. City of Corsicana v. BabbTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  3. Markham v. State, Dept. of RevenueDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  4. Miller v. State Ex Rel. MeyersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. State Ex Rel. La Crosse v. AverillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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