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* Art. 7 Sec. 6a
schools therein; said proceeds to be invested in bonds of the United States, the
State of Texas, or counties in said State, or in such other securities, and under such
restrictions as may be prescribed by law; and the counties shall be responsible for
all investments; the interest thereon, and other revenue, except the principal shall
* be available fund. (Amended Aug. 14, 1883, and Nov. 6, 2001.) (TEMPORARY
TRANSITION PROVISION for Sec. 6: See Appendix, Note 3.)
Sec. 6a. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL OR GRAZING SCHOOL LAND
* SUBJECT TO TAX. All agriculture or grazing school land mentioned in Section
6 of this article owned by any county shall be subject to taxation except for State
purposes to the same extent as lands privately owned. (Added Nov. 2, 1926.)
O Sec. 6b. REDUCTION OF COUNTY PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND;
DISTRIBUTION. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6, Article VII,
Constitution of the State of Texas, any county, acting through the commissioners
- court, may reduce the county permanent school fund of that county and may
distribute the amount of the reduction to the independent and common school
S districts of the county on a per scholastic basis to be used solely for the purpose
of reducing bonded indebtedness of those districts or for making permanent
improvements. The commissioners court shall, however, retain a sufficient
amount of the corpus of the county permanent school fund to pay ad valorem
taxes on school lands or royalty interests owned at the time of the distribution.
S Nothing in this Section affects financial aid to any school district by the state.
* (Added Nov. 7, 1972.)
Sec. 7. (Repealed Aug. 5, 1969.)
Sec. 8. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The Legislature shall provide
0 by law for a State Board of Education, whose members shall be appointed or
elected in such manner and by such authority and shall serve for such terms as the
Legislature shall prescribe not to exceed six years. The said board shall perform
* such duties as may be prescribed by law. (Amended Nov. 6, 1928.)
* ASYLUMS
Sec. 9. (Repealed Nov. 6, 2001.) (TEMPORARY TRANSITION
PROVISION for Sec. 9: See Appendix, Note 3.)
S Sec. 9-a. (Added Nov. 6, 2001; expired Jan. 1, 2005.)
O UNIVERSITY
" Sec. 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY; AGRICULTURAL AND
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. The legislature shall as soon as practicable
establish, organize and provide for the maintenance, support and direction of a
. University of the first class, to be located by a vote of the people of this State,
and styled, "The University of Texas," for the promotion of literature, and the
arts and sciences, including an Agricultural, and Mechanical department.
* Sec. 11. PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND; INVESTMENT;
ALTERNATE SECTIONS OF RAILROAD GRANT. In order to enable the
0 Legislature to perform the duties set forth in the foregoing Section, it is hereby
declared all lands and other property heretofore set apart and appropriated for the
establishment and maintenance of the University of Texas, together with all the
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