Legal Opinion · Dissent

Greater Houston Partnership v. Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General And Jim Jenkins

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided January 31, 2013No. 03-11-00130-CVPublished

1DissentJ. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice

I respectfully dissent.

GHP is a private, non-profit entity that acts as a type of “chamber of commerce” to promote economic stability, growth, and public interest in the Houston area. Its principal objectives are to build regional economic prosperity, facilitate business re-locations to and expansions in the area, develop and implement international outreach initiatives, and provide strategic planning generally aimed at “promoting and assisting the improvement of commercial, industrial, agricultural, civic, and cultural affairs” of the area. GHP was not founded or created by a public entity,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. City of Rockwall v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Railroad Commission v. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future & Clean WaterTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  3. First American Title Insurance Co. v. CombsTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  4. In Re Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Jackson v. State Office of Administrative HearingsTexas Supreme Court · 2011

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