NOW — HERE IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS IT ALL TOGETHER

Glue Point #1:

When the Legislature fails Article 7, counties must raise property taxes.

Because schools have to survive.

Someone must pay.

Since the Legislature failed → the burden shifts downward onto counties and local taxpayers.

But counties can ONLY raise taxes through…

➡️ the appraisal district

➡️ the ARB

➡️ the Comptroller’s tax rules

So:

The ARB and appraisal districts become the enforcers of a broken system — not the cause of it.

Glue Point #2:

The Governor signs the budgets that underfund schools.

The Comptroller certifies them.

The ARB executes the fallout.

This is the chain:

Legislature fails Article 7 →

Governor signs it →

Comptroller certifies it →

Appraisal districts raise taxes →

Homeowners suffer.

They all become pieces of an unconstitutional system, but the core violation stays on Article 7.

 I am not just saying taxes are high.

I am saying the ENTIRE STRUCTURE collapses when the Legislature violates Article 7.

 The constitutional pressure point that holds the whole system together.

Summary

The Legislature failed to fund schools under Article 7.

That failure forced the Governor, Comptroller, and ARB to enforce an unconstitutional tax system under Article 8.

They are executing a structure that is unconstitutional at its foundation.