Jody Weiderman v. the City of Arlington, Texas And Jeff Williams, Mayor in His Official Capacity

OPINION

LEE GABRIEL, JUSTICE

In this accelerated appeal, appellant Jody Weiderman appeals from the trial court’s order granting the plea to the jurisdiction filed by appellees the City of Arlington, Texas (the city), and Mayor Jeff Williams (the mayor), and dismissing Weiderman’s declaratory-judgment action. Because Weiderman did not have standing to bring the action, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal order granting the plea.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Facts Leading to the Ordinance

The city is a home-rule municipality. See Tex. Const, art. XI, § 5; Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code Ann. § 9.001 (West 2008);…