OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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~oncwable T. ib. Trlmblo, Pa&o 8
oonferro& and grantoda aal, oxoept a8 prahfbltod
by the oonstitution ot tho State of Texa8 or ro8-
trioted br thie oharter, tho Qlty ot Nlfidland
8hal.l hare ail4m 0XU0180 all munlolpal poWbra,
fuiotiono, rights prlriloge8 end lmmnittor 0r
every muno arlb nacaro wht&ooYor. In ad<lon to
'UitioS ado tb3# thO 8hartOr 03 am&&BS~
hersuador 8ha%1 L vo iutl powor ot local rati-
$oYernment, anb amon& the other pQ8oro thikt may
bib OxOrOl8Od by any 8Wh Oity the fo5lsring are
horoby em8aoratob for @Oater oortaintyt
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*8& To prorid f0r tho l8tabli8hmJ%$ o#
publio 8ahOQb Mb publio 8OhCd ~Y8t8m tn aplf
ruoh oity and to havo axotu8lYo oor&tmPl over
8CiMlUld ta pFaide 8odh aWUlatlon0 WI r\il41e
garornin6 the lmnafpmnt Qi Mee a8 .Blay bo doomed
adrilrabloj tQ ]LOVy aad O&%aot the nOoO88Uy
taXO8,@MOFtiQ~ 8p8O%a& rOr th0 8UppOSt 0f
8Wh public @ObO18 aid PUbllO 8ohool 8y$t,a&*
BQr IPOt@ thsa thiSty y-8 GUS 8tatutO8 hY0 WOQ&-
nixed the dlartinotlcm betuooa lnbopondant ~hool dletrlot8
iaeorporated for rree sohool purpose8 only and city oontrollod
dirtriots or mualolpal corporationa whloh bar0 a8aumed ooa-
tral of the sohoolr wIthin theb liloitrr,thereby agqlalrtnga
dual oharaater and ereroirlng dual futkotfonaB f b i8 ah3 roll
rattled in this jlWl8di&lWl that tho raUaiQlpl QWpoPatioa a8
ooamo~y knouu, and the othor oor~retlon, an Labopemloat 8ahool
diatriot irmorpo~ted ror roheol purpoeeo only may exfrrt oaoh
ropwate and apart from Wao othor exoralsingtheir rerpwtlro
iuaotlona althoughthelr bou&ariea cay b6 aoextcsnsivo~
statutory provi8lon has been IBBCI~ whOrObp a oity
my aamma oxolusive oontrol oi tho ubllo Sros school8 wlth-
t.Ii
it% liSit8. sea Arttoloa 275s 81 60, 8b71, 87(18, 2765,
8769, ~771, et aoq,, ReTlead Cl& Statuto8, 1935.
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Iioaorable T . Y. Trlmblo, Pago #I
The letter of r6qub8t dose not dlso.loaotho pFO8Ult
8tatU8 or relation8hip of tho city of M.dlrtnQ and tho biidland
Independent School Dlstriot, wo theroforo pLW8UiBO ror pur-
pO%eS Or this OpiniOn that aOh OOrpOMtiOIt OXifBt8ad iUaO-
*lone a8 an entity entiTOlJ 8O&=EFhtO and indopendontd the
otheri that tho City of bii&.and ha8 never aasumd oontrol oi
the sahoola Witilin it$ lFmit8 a# prO8Orib66 by iaW; aab that
it ha8 novor attempted to aIltWO or ororoleo 8uoh oontrol, but
thrt t&loaoparato aIrporaticul for 8Ohool 9l%'&I0808only, I. l.,
Jtj.dlaad
Indopondont Sohool DirtriOt, ha8 OXOEO18Od and OOIltinlAo8
t@ OXOrOi8e OOlltrOl OVOr th. pub116 8ohOOl8 ulthin it8 linit8
to th0 OXO~U~~OIA Or th0 City @I &Iidlandr
By VhtUO Of t&O abOt0 montioaod 8ktUtO8, %flOW-
pctrated Oitfes or t-8
hRV0 for maaf p-8 hSiaQt&O jMWW to
l,lUM Oontrol Of t&O pubLio 8&O&.0 uithla tdOit lid88 bu9
the more erietenor 0r 8wh power, u~exer018e46, bid not dortroy
or affeot the separate oorporatlozifor wheel purporrr only,
within the 1bli.68 Of 8UOh Ofty OT tliWEr
fUtlOt.iOlltrrg
It 18 OW O+dO~ O&t thrraTO 8lluPPPcrtiW Of th8
ower provided in Artlolo 3.l76(dd), Rovl806 Civtl Statt&or
fO85 l.nthe Charter of the Qity of bildland, road net ai it-
804 8tIUtd~ ~Oacr, without my turoher iWOvi8kOlI OC lOt%On,
do8trey thr itidsand IndOp~dOnt !MhOol Di8 iat a8 a 80-F&.
entity ar dlvost it of oonttrotand 8u 011 Of t&O PUbliO
me 8QhOoilIwithin suoh at 1tr torrl rlal 1imite u ai@ be
inoludod within tho oorporat* limit8 61 tho Oity ol IliQlaad.
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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
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