Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Northwood Municipal Utility District No. 1
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 15, 2001No. 01-01-00497-CVPublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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MARGARET GARNER MIRABAL, Justice.
The City of Houston (the City) brings this interlocutory appeal1 from the denial of two pleas to the jurisdiction asserted as to the claims of appellees, Northwood Municipal Utility District No. 1 and its bondholders.2 We reverse and render judgment dismissing appellees’ claims for want of jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND
In 1984, developers petitioned the City of Houston to create a municipal utility district comprised of 385.059 acres of land located within the City’s limits and near the George Bush International Airport. On December 19, 1984, Houston City…
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