City of West Lake Hills v. State Ex. Rel. City of Austin

REAVLEY, Justice.

This is a quo warranto suit against the City of West Lake Hills which necessitates decisions as to its existence and boundaries. The trial court upheld the city insofar as it lay south of Bee Creek but abrogated its extensions north of that creek. The court of civil appeals held the original incorporation of West Lake Hills to be a “sham” and annulled the city entirely. (Tex.Civ.App., 457 S.W.2d 398) We reinstate the judgment of the trial court.

West Lake Hills was incorporated under the general laws in 1953, and its original field notes are indicated by the hatched area on…