Article VIII, Section 1-h of the Texas Constitution

Added November 2, 1982:

Section 26.03, Tax Code, is validated as of January 1, 1980.

Editor Comments

This section was an attempt to eliminate the basis for an ongoing lawsuit.

It was part of the ballot proposition that repealed the state property tax.

Note that the section has an official title (Validation of Assessment Ratio).

—Attorney Steve Smith

Recent Decisions

None.

Historic Decisions

None.

Library Resources

• Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (this multi-volume and up-to-date resource is available at all law libraries and many municipal libraries)

• The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (this one-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)

• The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (this two-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)

Online Resources

• Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (this resource is published and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)

• Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)

• Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)