Article XI, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution (discussion page)
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TSC: "In 1926, we recognized the State’s 'justiciable interest in its sovereign capacity in the maintenance and operation of its municipal corporations in accordance with law'.45 That view has endured. More recently we reiterated that '[a]s a sovereign entity, the State has an intrinsic right to . . . enforce its own laws.'46 (October 7, 2020 TEXAS v. HOLLINS)
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Stevenson v. Blake, 113 S.W.2d 525, 527 (Tcx. 1938) (“Subject to the limitation as to rate the Legislature, under its general lawmaking power, has the authority to regulate all matters pertaining to the levying and assessing of the annual ad valorem taxes for general county purposes .“)
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Nairn v. Bean, 48 S.W.2d 584,586 (Tex. Comm’n App. 1932, opinion adopted)