Legal Opinion
Avery v. Midland County
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1966No. A-11272PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*424STEAKLEY, Justice.
Article V, Section 18, of the Texas Constitution, Vérnon’s Ann.St., requires a division of the counties of Texas “from time to time, for the 'convenience of the people * * * into four commissioners precincts in each of which there shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof one County Commissioner * * * ” This case presents for decision the question of the constitutional validity of such division in Midland County, Texas. The county was last redistricted by order of its commissioners court dated August 31, 1963, effective January 1, 1964. This suit by Petitioner, a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by28 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. City of BoerneTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Vondy v. Commissioners Court of Uvalde CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Dortch v. LugarIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
- Iannucci v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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