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Sections 4 through 7 of Article I, including the recently adopted Section [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|6-a]], concern religion. | Sections 4 through 7 of Article I, including the recently adopted Section [[Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 6-a|6-a]], concern religion. | ||
This section partially overlaps with Article VII, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article VII, Section 5|5]], which prohibits use of the permanent or available school fund to support sectarian schools. | |||
The Texas Supreme Court has never addressed this section, which prohibits the State from using its money or property to "benefit" a religious group. | |||
The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/1973/jh0066.pdf H-66] (1973), opined at length on the constitutionality of the Tuition Equalization Grant Program. | |||
And recently, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2023/kp-0439.pdf KP-439] (2023), he opined generally that the section violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. | |||
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|seo_title=Article I, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution ("Appropriations for Sectarian Purposes") | |||
|seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 7, religious appropriations, Blaine Amendments | |||
|seo_description=No money shall be appropriated, or drawn from the Treasury for the benefit of any sect, or religious society, theological or religious seminary. | |||
|seo_image_alt=Texas Bill of Rights | |||
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[[Category:Texas Bill of Rights]] | [[Category:Texas Bill of Rights]] | ||
[[Category:TxCon ArtI Sec]] | [[Category:TxCon ArtI Sec]] |