R. E. McKinney v. W. C. Blankenship

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of an injunction, holding that Texas constitutional and statutory provisions requiring segregation are unconstitutional only to the extent they mandate segregation of white and negro students, while the remainder of the statutes are valid. The Court construed Article 2922-13 so that it does not prohibit the use of teachers or public funds in integrated schools. Justice Griffin, in a concurring opinion, disagreed with the majority's construction of Article 2922-13 and would have held that its language is unconstitutional when applied to integrated schools.