Greanias v. City of Houston

ORDER

The City asks us to hold its controller, George Greanias, in contempt of court for refusing to comply with the trial court’s peremptory writ of mandamus of May 8, 1992, ordering Greanias to sign all documents necessary to authorize the issuance of $17.7 million of bonds to pay for settlements in five law suits against the city. We decline to do so and deny the City’s motion.

This appeal raises questions of great public importance in our community. The first question is whether the city council may legally issue bonds that have not been submitted to the voters for their approval in an…