Jessen Associates, Inc., Relator v. Bob Bullock

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the rider to the 1975-1977 General Appropriations Act was not an item of appropriation and therefore could not be vetoed by the Governor; it did not violate the single‑subject constitutional requirement; it satisfied the specific legislative‑approval requirement of the Texas Education Code; and the Comptroller must issue the warrant, so mandamus was granted.