San Antonio Independent School District v. McKinney

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1997-01-31

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Justice GONZALEZ, dissenting. The Court holds that a federal court judgment on federal issues is res judicata, barring McKinney’s attempt to enforce a state administrative order in state court. I disagree. Under the Texas Constitution and our statutes, Texas school districts are arms of the state. 1 Inevitably, funds of the state will be tapped to pay any judgment. Thus, in…

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