Village of Creedmoor v. Frost National Bank

KIDD, Justice.

This is a municipal law case. In 1989, the Village of Creedmoor (“Creedmoor”) annexed 234 acres immediately adjacent to its city limits. Several weeks later, Creedmoor attempted to enjoin certain activities that Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. (“TDS”) was conducting on the annexed property. The Heep Trusts 1 and 2 (“Heep”), owners of a portion of the property Creedmoor annexed, later intervened on behalf of Creedmoor. Frost National Bank (“Frost”), as trustee of a portion of the property located within the 234-acre tract, and the City of Austin intervened on the side of TDS,…