Hairgrove v. City of Pasadena

OPINION

SAM NUCHIA, Justice.

Appellants and plaintiffs below, Preston Hairgrove, Clifford Show, Dale E. Gale, and Ronnie Hoover, sued the City of Pasadena, Texas (the City) its mayor, Johnny Isbell, and city couneilmen, Bruce K. Walters, Bill Welch, Emilo Carmona, Gene Garison, Jim Barker, Phil Cayten, Leon Searcy, and John Manlove, individually and in their official capacities, alleging they maintained a “slush fund” of $20 mil*705lion, which was not properly disclosed in the process of setting the budget and levying taxes. The trial court dismissed the cause for lack of standing. We affirm.

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