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* ''City of Irving v. Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport Bd.'', 894 S.W.2d 456, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10636583677412860942#p467 467] (Tex.App.–Fort Worth 1995, denied) ("There is no doubt about the significance | * ''City of Irving v. Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport Bd.'', 894 S.W.2d 456, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10636583677412860942#p467 467] (Tex.App.–Fort Worth 1995, denied) ("There is no doubt about the significance . . . . If ever a statute could be found not local or special 'even though its enforcement or operation is confined to a restricted area,' because 'persons or things throughout the State are affected thereby or if it operates upon a subject in which people at large are interested,' ''see id''. (citing ''Lower Colorado River Authority'', 83 S.W.2d at 629), Senate Bill 348 is such a measure. The Board is also correct in pointing out that Senate Bill 348 may in the future apply to other jointly-operated airports.") | ||
* ''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.") | ||