Reagan v. Beck

This is an appeal from a writ of mandamus.

On May 11, 1971, a group of citizens living in Henderson County filed a petition with the County Judge seeking to incorporate an area to be known as Payne Springs under the provisions of Articles 1133, 1134 and 1136, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Statutes. 1 After a hearing, the County Judge refused to call an election and filed an order setting forth his reasons for denying the petition for election. Appellees duly filed their application for writ of mandamus in the District Court. After a hearing, the District Judge issued a writ of mandamus ordering…