Article III, Section 48-d of the Texas Constitution
This section was repealed September 13, 2003.
Editor Comments
The former section, added in 1949 and amended once, concerned the establishment of rural fire prevention districts.
The central purpose of the section was to allow such districts–subject to voter approval–to collect a property tax.
A 2003 law that converted rural fire prevention districts to emergency services districts made the section unnecessary.
Recent Decisions
None.
Historic Decisions
None.
Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (multi-volume and up-to-date resource available at all law and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (one-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (two-volume resource available at most law and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (resource published online and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (resource published online and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)