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Texas Constitution art. 8 §3

In force on Dec 11, 1990 · this text took effect (date not stated) · same as today's text

TAXATION BY GENERAL LAW FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES

Taxes shall be levied and collected by general laws and for public purposes only. (Feb. 15, 1876.)

History:

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Feb 17, 2022 to Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective date not stated · seen Feb 2022–Nov 2026
Effective date not stated · seen Jul 2018–Sep 2021

Attorney General opinions that cite it

JM-1255 (Dec 11, 1990): Use of municipal rev- Texas State Senate enue bonds to acquire a P. '0. Box 12068 school building for lease Austin, Texas 78711-2068 to an independent school district
JM-1194 (Jul 27, 1990): Authority of a munici- Texas House of Representatives pality to advance compensa- P. 0. Box 2910 tion to an employee Austin, Texas 78768-2910

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