Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Austin Independent School District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 20, 1972No. 11968PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’OUINN, Justice.
Decision in this appeal turns on whether the governing body of a home rule city, forbidden by statute and by city charter to alienate public park land without prior approval of the electorate, may accomplish alienation without assent of the people by stipulating in condemnation court that use of the land for a public school plant is paramount to its use by the public at large as a park.
The tract of park land involved in this suit consists of 32.26 acres of land, situated on the north bank of the Colorado River, which the City of Austin acquired in 1932 as a part of about 236…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Forwood v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Coastal States Gas Producing Company v. PateTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Valmont Plantations v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- State v. Valmont PlantationsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
- City of Tyler v. Smith CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1952
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Austin Independent School District v. Sierra ClubTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Central Power & Light Co. v. City of San Juan, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1998
- State v. City of DentonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- City of Tyler v. Television Cable Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Berghahn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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