Cities Conroe v. Paxton (In re City of Conroe)

Although the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA)1 is calculated to aid efficient resolution of legal disputes and accompanying uncertainty,2 those salutary goals do not override recognized statutory and jurisdictional limitations on the UDJA's reach.3 In these three related causes, we must ascertain the extent of similar limitations on another statute that authorizes a form of declaratory relief to resolve legal uncertainty, but with greater impact on the procedural framework that *659would ordinarily govern a civil action-Chapter 1205 of the Government Code, titled "Public Security…