**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



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UII an opinion8s to t this term ~*publlcagencf vould inIndependent school district, (2) **8 corn**  **moh\sc&Ool** district, 8s to the oimer8hlp end **OpP8-** t1on-6f an airport. Also, vhether the above school diatrlct, lf permitted to own an airport, vzuld have **8UthOdty to**  le88e to lndfvldusl Oper8tON.
School districts are qussl public corporations. It 1s 88ld by the courts, particularlyvlth reference toBsnor8ble **A.** W. Xwdovs, p8ge 2

**indepsndent** sohool dlrlxlct8, that they 81% of the **smne** gene7Td **uhar8Oter** 80 mUalcip8l aorpor8tfone; ln othbr words, "qu8slmalolp8l Qorpor8tlonea,whiah 

### derive their 

### powers by delegation *as4 thb st8ts. Attansy oenersl oplnloll 

### Book, 19144916, pb 585: Love v. Cltr of D8ll8s, 120 Tu. 

### 351;v= V. sum. 170 

## 9. w. a3a1 2hma~ V*rib0 ~nde- peadentSahool W8trLat, 269 9. U. 868. SahOol dlstriots arC l **t8te 8@3~1elss**  

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### eaplagad**ior t&8**  **purpose of**  **edtd13&alt0rin13 th0**  **8t8tdO mBtW**  **Of pa&i0**  MhOOiB, **LOW 9.**  Ci~oi~M;ru~s,arganlwdforeonreniOn~ ia~~~lalng the goveraabnt8l fnnutlon of eot8bll&lrq ad raaintalalq publle free sohools Inr thm beaetlt d t&s p6opie. Lee 

### v. Leonard IadependentSoheolMstrlot, 24 8. W. (26) 

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### reeardeda0 Artlele 460-l in Vernon~r **Aaaotrted** 01~11 **8t8tUtn8, ~OVid@B**  **8B** tOllOV8:



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### uq aotmty,inoorporsted alty, tlll8ge e trnm or thl8 state wd 8ny other polltlo8l **BUbdiViBiOXl Or**  **diBtriat in**  this **StHie** 

### whloh **is Oc**  **BSJ be**  **8utkorlxed** by lw to saqulre, estsbllsh, construct,main**toin, lmprwe,**  **and operate**  **lalrport8 and**  **other 8l.r**  **navigs tion**  i8ailitiea.s

**.-_ Bwad**  on said oplalon and **oases~,** VW believe that a eoaran or lndopeadetit whool dlstrlot -1sa **state** agenay aomlngrithia,t&e tex'n~"publiae&$etwysaadeflnedmdumWnpl8ted within-

the provlrlonr of the 

### FederalAirport Aet, ?ubllo &air377, &to of the 79th C0ngr888j and $htstthe 

### fedaal ,lrv,in8ala 80 the IRder8l 

### Aot i8~f3onaern8d,k8s given **at8** ~Pl&88bBl t8 - WkOdl diBtd.Ct t0 8Vsil it-l? Of the 'b8Miit8 0f #a mbra &Bt*

BOWTOP, II88hOO1 diEtriOt, lifa,8 Ciw OF COUntJ, hu kmly smh povero M me mm&y **oonferred** 

### upon It 8ad 8llUh istpli8dpOWOr M SPO DOMS- t0 UsWiW eXpDaB8 **POWWB.** myse Xndepsndsnt School Dlstrlot '1. Relnhardt, 159 b. If.

### 1010: !m~~tees 

### of Xndepaxlent 

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### of Clbburrsv. Johnson County, 52 8. l?.(26) 71. Tba Texas h9gitiStUIW h88 fOUDd it awa8~8ry to ~peclflc8lly confer oa oltlea end eountles the 

### power to oyn and 

### operateairports, Articles 

### 126911, 126gj, V.A.C.S.,snd hoa also found 

### It necessarg to **confer** 88ld paver 011 oertoln State oolleges. A??iiicles 

### 26150, **26508,** 

### V.A.C.S.**~OnOl ’** **8ble A.**  **W.** %8dWB, p8@3 3

lo BUf3h 8utharity QT power to ovn and operate sn **8bPOl.t h8B**  **beCm** oonferred ***** **8t8te Bt8tllb**  **UpOn** BOhOOl **dir** triots, snd ve find no statute giving express or implied power to sshooltrustsestopurahase,rarintain,saquirs or operste M rirport

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for the l ohOOl distriat 8ntruBted to their **aOnkd Uld**  **BU~l ’** **ViBbUl. &tiCiBB**  -80, 2754, 2756, 2772, 2773 V.A.C.S. Xt Is of 

### further slgnlfla8nce, ve think, th8t the kgth L0gl818%~~0 In lkotloa 12 of Artlale 460-1, herelnabove **quoted,** limited **it8** definition ai the ~WIVI"EIunioi#titf as used in tbs state **&ron8utloB** M8tute to **a** pGlltlos3.**Sub diYiBiOll**  **OF di8tTiet**  **in th0**  **8t8tO** 

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**ft** Is, thsrefore,the opinion of **thi8** depertmnt th8t a BOhOOl dlstrlat hss not been authmieed er empwered by **State** law **O~BBly** OE w **imfiiC8tiOn t0**  OVD 8nd **OpUl ’** **8te** 8i srirpert. Trusting qulrleB, lfe

nm8ln the above **88tiBfMtWil~ 8IlBW9l** **’ B**  **YOU2** inVery truly **yOUt?B**

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