Texas Supreme Court

Texas Antiquities Committee, Appellants v. Dallas County Community College District, Appellee

July 13, 197720 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 423

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment that Section 6 of the Antiquities Code is unconstitutionally vague and that the Code’s application to the three historic buildings was unconstitutional as applied. The Court held the statute void for vagueness and found no substantial evidence supporting the Antiquities Committee’s denial of demolition permits. A dissent argued the College District lacks standing and the case is non‑justiciable, while a concurrence agreed with the result but based it solely on the lack of substantial evidence.