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* ''City of Irving v. Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport Bd.'', 894 S.W.2d 456, (Tex.App. Fort Worth 1995, denied) (" ... .") | |||
* ''Kelly v. State'', 724 S.W.2d 42, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16914505811224644099#p47 47] (Tex.Crim.App. 1987) ("In a sense, Art. 1918c, supra, is a 'special or local' law as it is expressly limited to Dallas County. The intent of Art. III, Section 56 . . . was 'to combat corruption, personal privileges, and meddling in local affairs–or, conversely, to prevent a group from dashing to the Capitol to get something their local government would not give them.' Vol. 1, ''The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis'', at page 273. However, as the commentary to the section makes clear, that section of our Constitution has been rendered virtually meaningless by court decisions.") | * ''Kelly v. State'', 724 S.W.2d 42, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16914505811224644099#p47 47] (Tex.Crim.App. 1987) ("In a sense, Art. 1918c, supra, is a 'special or local' law as it is expressly limited to Dallas County. The intent of Art. III, Section 56 . . . was 'to combat corruption, personal privileges, and meddling in local affairs–or, conversely, to prevent a group from dashing to the Capitol to get something their local government would not give them.' Vol. 1, ''The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis'', at page 273. However, as the commentary to the section makes clear, that section of our Constitution has been rendered virtually meaningless by court decisions.") | ||