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Except as expressly authorized by the constitution, the Legislature may not enact a local or special law if a general law is or can be made applicable. Whether a general law is or can be made applicable is a question subject to judicial determination.
- Janes v. Reynolds' Adm'rs, 2 Tex. 250, 252 (1847) ("They are now, in their most usual acceptation, regarded as general public laws . . . .")