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

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Senate Bill 7 satisfies the constitutional requirement for an efficient public school system under article VII, §1, and affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the Gutierrez plaintiffs’ voucher claim and the Somerset districts’ challenge to the Commissioner’s rule. The Court also vacated the district court’s injunction barring bond issuance. Justice Spector’s dissent argues that the majority abandons the Edgewood I efficiency standard and improperly sanctions unequal funding.