Legal Opinion
McAllen Police Officers Union v. Tamez
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided July 18, 2002No. 13-01-00119-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice HINOJOSA.
Appellants, the City of McAllen, Texas and the McAllen Police Officers Union, appeal from an order of the 93rd District Court of Hidalgo County, requiring the City to conduct an election to determine the exclusive bargaining agent for the City’s police officers. We reverse and render.
A. BACKGROUND
At an election held on May 6, 2000, the voters of the City of McAllen approved collective bargaining for the City’s police department. See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code Ann. § 174.051 (Vernon 1999). At that time, two unions — the McAllen Police Officers Union (MPOU) and the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Perkins v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1963
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