Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided April 4, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Clint Hackney Chairman Committee on Elections Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769
Re: Whether a home rule city may amend its charter within less than two years of a previous charter amendment
Dear Representative Hackney:
You ask the following question about the frequency with which a home rule city may amend its charter:
May a home rule city seek to amend its charter on April 5, 1986 when in fact it had sought to amend and did amend its charter by an election held on April 7, 1984?
Article XI, section 5 of the Texas Constitution, which authorizes home rule…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Clark v. StubbsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Gray v. Ingleside Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- McGaughy v. City of RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Seibert v. SallyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
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