Leon Shepherd, Appellants v. San Jacinto Junior College District, Appellees

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Article 2815h, § 7 of the Texas Constitution, which permits junior college districts to levy and collect a local ad valorem tax for support and maintenance of junior colleges, is a valid constitutional enactment. The Court reasoned that the Constitution contains no express or implied limitation on the Legislature’s authority to authorize such taxes, and long public acquiescence supports its validity. The trial court’s judgment upholding the tax was affirmed.