Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 7: Difference between revisions

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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.
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 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 [http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financialaid/tofa2.cfm?ID=534 Tuition Equalization Grant Program.]
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.]