City of Alpine v. Abbot

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS CITIES AS PLAINTIFFS

ROBERT JUNELL, District Judge.

Before the Court is the Motion of the Defendants, Greg Abbot and the State of Texas (“Defendants”) to dismiss the Plaintiff cities, Alpine, Pflugerville, Rockport, and Wichita Falls (“Plaintiff Cities”) from this lawsuit pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) (Doc. No. 7). For the reasons explained below, the Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

The Plaintiffs bring this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to challenge the constitutionality of the Texas Open Meetings Act…