4/9/2001
West Orange-Cove Consolidated ISD v. Shirley Neeley
Four wealthy school districts filed suit, dismissed by district and appeals courts; then in 2003, Texas Supreme Court remanded case back to the district court for trial.
Travis County 250th District Court
4/11/2002
Texas Court of Appeals for the Third District at Austin
78 S.W.3d 529
5/29/2003
Texas Supreme Court 107 S.W.3d 558
11/30/2004
Travis County 250th District Court, Judge John Dietz
11/22/2005
School finance system found unconstitutional.
[opinion summary]
Texas Supreme Court
176 S.W.3d 746 (Tex. 2005)
HB 1, 79th 3rd C.S. (2006)
Note: May 2006. Court case was dissolved by agreement in response to passage of HB 1.
6/21/2007
Texas Third Court of Appeals, Austin
228 S.W.3d 864 (Tex. 2007)