Edgewood Independent School District, Alvarado Independent School District, Guadalupe Gutierrez Et…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Senate Bill 7 satisfies the constitutional efficiency requirement of Article VII, §1 and does not constitute a prohibited state ad valorem tax under Article VIII, §1‑e. Accordingly, the Court reversed the district court's injunction barring bond issuances after September 1, 1995, dismissed the Gutierrez voucher claim, and affirmed the Commissioner of Education's rule on former CED fund distribution. The decision was contested by a dissent and two partial concurrences.