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Statement by F. Scott McCown on the Texas Supreme Court’s School Finance Ruling

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Scott McCown /(512) 320-0222 x 109

November 22, 2005

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Today, the Texas Supreme Court ruled (7 to 1) in the school finance case, holding that local school district property taxes capped at $1.50 per $100 valuation constitute a state property tax prohibited by the constitution but that public school financing does not yet violate the "general diffusion of knowledge" mandate of adequacy, efficiency, or suitability. The Court did not rule that "Robin Hood" or "recapture" is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court extended the trial court's October 1 deadline for a legislative solution to June 1. Read the statement of retired state district judge Scott McCown, who presided over all of Texas' public school finance cases from 1990-2002.