Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Grimes County Taxpayers Ass'n v. Texas Municipal Power Agency
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 2, 1978No. 17079PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
The State of Texas, acting by and through Joe S. Falco, County Attorney of Grimes County, Texas, on the relation of Grimes County Taxpayers Association and others, filed an original information in the nature of a quo warranto in the District Court of Grimes County, Texas, complaining of the Texas Municipal Power Agency, hereinafter referred to as TMPA. The information questioned the legal existence of TMPA and the validity of various actions taken by it.
TMPA filed an original answer and a motion for summary judgment with supporting affidavits and set a hearing thereon.…
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