San Antonio Court of Appeals holds home-rule City can change elections from November to May
City of Floresville, et al v. Nick Nissen, et al., 04-21-00042-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 29, 2022) In this case […]
Category: Elections
San Antonio Court of Appeals holds City’s “Paid Sick Leave” ordinance was preempted by state law
Washington et al. v. Associated Builders & Contractors of South Texas, Inc., et al., 04-20-00004-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio, March 10, 2021). In […]
The U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals held plaintiffs had standing to challenge zombie law provision in charter despite the election being over.
Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs Joe Richard Pool, III, et al. v. City of Houston, et al., […]
U.S. Supreme Court remands statutory campaign limit case noting court of appeals upheld it under the wrong analysis
Thompson v. Hebdon, 140 S. Ct. 348 (2019) In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court held the court of appeals improperly analyzed […]
Petition Circulators are not “election officials” subject to the fraud provision of the Election Code says Fort Worth Court of Appeals
Robert S. Johnson v. Jeff Williams, et al., 02-19-00089-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, November 27, 2019) The Fort Worth Court […]
Taxpayer lacked standing to challenge Houston drainage fee ordinance despite charter election invalidity
Elizabeth C. Perez v. Sylvester Turner, et al., 01-16-00985-CV (Tex. App. – Hous. [1st Dist], Oct. 15, 2019) This is a long […]
Texas Supreme Court holds election contest moot, but trial court was still in error when it awarded sanctions
Laura Pressley v Geregorio Casar, 17-0052 (Tex. January 25, 2019) This is an election contest case for a city council seat where […]
City obtained mandamus to remove TRO preventing display of budget meeting which addressed fiscal impact of pending charter election
In re Sylvester Turner, Mayor and Dave Martin, Houston City Council Member 14-18-00649-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], Aug. 23, […]
Fort Worth Court of Appeals holds candidate on ballot for two separate offices resigned second office by law, not the first, once taking oaths
City of Forest Hill, et al. v. Michielle Benson, et. al., 02-17-00346-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, July 12, 2018). This is […]
Texas Supreme Court holds county official removal statute is subject to Texas Citizens Participation Act and sovereign immunity is waived for attorney’s fees of losing party
State of Texas ex Rel. George Darrell Best v Paul Reed Harper, 16-0647, — S.W.3d – (Tex. July 29, 2018). This is […]