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Analysis of Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Neeley et al. v. West Orange-Cove et al.
11/28/2005
George Bramblett Jr., Nina Cortell, Mark Trachtenberg
David Thompson, Philip Fraissinet
On November 22, 2005, the Texas Supreme Court, in a 7–1 opinion, struck down the state’s school finance system, finding that it had evolved into an unconstitutional state property tax. The Court gave the Legislature until June 1, 2006 to correct the constitutional deficiencies in the system.