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Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 7 (view source)
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Note the partial overlap of this section 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. | Note the partial overlap of this section 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 | The Texas Supreme Court has never addressed this section, which prohibits the state from using its money or property "for the benefit of" a religious group. | ||
However, 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 [http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financialaid/tofa2.cfm?ID=534 Tuition Equalization Grant Program.] | However, 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 [http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financialaid/tofa2.cfm?ID=534 Tuition Equalization Grant Program.] | ||