Shirley Neeley, Texas Commissioner of Education, Appellants v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that local ad valorem school taxes have become a prohibited state property tax under Article VIII, §1‑e, but found that the public school finance system does not violate Article VII, §1's requirements of adequacy, efficiency, or suitability. Accordingly, the district court's judgment was affirmed in part and reversed in part, and the case was remanded for reconsideration of attorney‑fee awards.