IN RE TURNER

No. 21-0538.

627 S.W.3d 654 (2021)

IN RE Chris TURNER, in His Capacity as a Member of the Texas House of Representatives and His Capacity as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, et al., Relators.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: August 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Vickers , Sean Lev , Chad Wilson Dunn , K. Scott Brazil , for Relators Johnson, Jarvis, Davis, Yvonne, Reynolds, Ron, Lucio, III, Eddie, Sherman, Senior, Carl, Minjarez, Ina., Howard, Donna.

Andrea M. Mehta , Waco, Jessica Anne Morton , John Lewis III , James R. Dunnam , Skye Perryman , for Relators Texas AFL-CIO, Bufkin, Kimberly Paige, Piotrzkowski, Rachel, Castillo, Michelle.

K. Scott Brazil , Kevin Vickers , Chad Wilson Dunn , for Relators Collier, Nicole, González, Jessica, Anchía, Rafael, Longoria, Oscar, Vo, Hubert, Walle, Armando, Crockett, Jasmine, Morales, Christina, Perez, Mary Ann, Israel, Celia, Turner, John, Raymond, Richard, Thompson, Senfronia, Talarico, James, Martinez Fischer, Trey, Cole, Sheryl, Morales, Eddie, Fierro, Art, Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara, Rosenthal, Jon, Muñoz, Junior, Sergio, Hernandez, Ana, Johnson, Julie, Ordaz Perez, Claudia, King, Tracy, Legislative Study Group, Allen, Alma, Deshotel, Joe, Coleman, Garnet, González, Mary, House Democratic Caucus, Zwiener, Erin, Guillen, Ryan, Guerra, Bobby, Goodwin, Vikki, Canales, Terry, Dutton, Junior, Harold, Bowers, Rhetta, Dominguez, Alex, Johnson, Ann, Meza, Terry, Martinez, Armando, Cortez, Philip, Neave, Victoria, Bucy, John, Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Wu, Gene, Chris Turner, In His Capacity As A Member Of The Texas House Democratic Caucus, Beckley, Michelle, Texas Legislative Black Caucus, Rose, Toni, Bernal, Diego, Campos, Elizabeth, Ramos, Ana-Maria, Lopez, Ray, Pacheco, Leo, Thierry, Shawn, Ortega, Evelina, Hinojosa, Gina, Romero, Junior, Ramon, Morales Shaw, Penny, Moody, Joe.

K. Scott Brazil , John Lewis III , Kevin Vickers , Chad Wilson Dunn , for Relator Rodriguez, Eddie.

James R. Dunnam , Andrea M. Mehta , Jessica Anne Morton , Skye Perryman , for Relators Rodriguez, Donovon J.

Harmony R. Gbe , Blayne Thompson , Houston, Jessica L. Ellsworth , for Amici Curiae Eckhardt, Sarah, Alvarado, Carol, Aycock, Jimmie Don, Bruff, Harold H., Smith, Todd, Johnson, Nathan, Ratliff, Bennett, Marziani, Mimi, Gutierrez, Roland, Menendez, Jose, Miles, Borris L., Hinojosa, Juan "Chug", Lucio, Junior, Eddie, Larson, Lyle, Ratliff, William, Ackerman, Bruce, Laney, James Earl, Powell, Beverly, Blanco, Cesar, Straus, III, Joseph Richard, West, Royce, Davis, Sarah, Zaffirini, Judith, Whitmire, John, Alcala, Elsa R.

Noor Taj , Max Renea Hicks , Allison J. Riggs , for Amicus Curiae The League of Women Voters of Texas.

Judd E. Stone II , for Respondents Jose A. Esparza, In his official capacity as Deputy Secretary of State and Acting Secretary of State of the State of Texas, Glenn Hegar, in his official capacity as Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, Gregory S. Davidson, in his official capacity as Executive Clerk to the Governor.

Blayne Thompson , Houston, for Amici Curiae Law Professors and Current and Former Members of the Texas House of Representatives, Sent and Judiciary, Former Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives.


The Texas Constitution gives the Governor a line-item veto on appropriation bills enacted by the Legislature. "If any bill presented to the Governor contains several items of appropriation he may object to one or more of such items...." TEX. CONST. art. IV, § 14. If the bill is not "presented to the Governor ten days (Sundays excepted...

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