Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 52: Difference between revisions

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Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2020/kp-0311.pdf#page=4 KP-311] (2020), opined that: "A county may call a bond election under Texas Constitution article III, section 52(b) or (c) and expend bond funds for the construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of city streets if the county has municipal consent and determines that the city streets are an integral part of or a connecting link to a county road or a state highway."
Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2020/kp-0311.pdf#page=4 KP-311] (2020), opined that: "A county may call a bond election under Texas Constitution article III, section 52(b) or (c) and expend bond funds for the construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of city streets if the county has municipal consent and determines that the city streets are an integral part of or a connecting link to a county road or a state highway."


And, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2019/kp-0237.pdf#page=5 KP-237] (2019), he opined that: "Article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution prohibits the expenditure of county funds for private purposes unless . . . . With respect to the proposed expenditures to a school district, the specific question for the commissioners court is whether providing law enforcement services, grounds maintenance, and a library for an independent school district serves a specific county purpose."
And, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2019/kp-0237.pdf#page=5 KP-237] (2019), he opined that: "Article III, section 52(a) of the Texas Constitution prohibits the expenditure of county funds for private . . . . With respect to the proposed expenditures to a school district, the specific question for the commissioners court is whether providing law enforcement services, grounds maintenance, and a library for an independent school district serves a specific county purpose."


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