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Texas Constitution talk:Article VIII, Section 6: Difference between revisions
Texas Constitution talk:Article VIII, Section 6 (edit)
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money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in pursuance of specific appropriations made by | money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in pursuance of specific appropriations made by | ||
law.” Because of this constitutional restriction on withdrawing money from the | law.” Because of this constitutional restriction on withdrawing money from the Treasury, the | ||
legislature’s funding obligations are generally limited to the amount it appropriates, even though a | legislature’s funding obligations are generally limited to the amount it appropriates, even though a | ||
general law may authorize the appropriation of a larger amount. See Edgewoodlndep. Sch. Disf. v. | general law may authorize the appropriation of a larger amount. See Edgewoodlndep. Sch. Disf. v. | ||
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Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 0-0044 (1939) at 3 (explaining that pursuant to article VIII, section 6 of the | Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 0-0044 (1939) at 3 (explaining that pursuant to article VIII, section 6 of the | ||
Texas Constitution, the Comptroller may not withdraw money from the | Texas Constitution, the Comptroller may not withdraw money from the Treasury to "rectify a previous bookkeeping | ||
error, or for any other reason, except upon specific direction by the Legislature") | error, or for any other reason, except upon specific direction by the Legislature") | ||