Holmes v. Steger

This is a direct appeal and our jurisdiction of this cause must rest upon Article 5, section 3b of the Texas Constitution and Article 1738-a, Vernon’s Ann. Texas Stats. In order for this Court’s jurisdiction to attach, it is essential that the order of the trial court granting or denying an interlocutory or permanent injunction be based “on the ground [s] of the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of any statute of this state,” or on a holding that an administrative order of a state board or commission issued under a statute is valid or invalid.

It conclusively appears that the trial…