Hertz Corp. v. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellants Hertz Corporation, Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., and National Car Systems, Inc., filed a declaratory judgment suit in the district court of Travis County pursuant to Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-13a, § 12 and Tex.Civ.Prac. and Rem. Code § 37.001, et seq. By their suit appellants sought a declaration concerning the validity and applicability of certain rules promulgated by appellee Department of Highways and Public Transportation relating to “off-site” sales of used automobiles. Ancillary to their declaratory judgment suit, appellants sought a temporary…