Legal Opinion
In Re Jackson
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided April 4, 2000No. 10-00-110-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.
Mae Johnson Jackson asks this Court to issue a writ of mandamus against Respondent Patricia W. Ervin, City Secretary for the City of Waco. Jackson requests that we order Ervin to submit Jackson’s name as a duly certified candidate for the District One position on the Waco City Council.
BACKGROUND
The Charter for the City of Waco establishes the qualifications for a member of the City Council as follows:
At the time of his election to office, each member of the Council shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, shall be a citizen and qualified voter of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wentworth v. MeyerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Sears v. BayoudTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- In Re Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
- Escobar v. Sutherland, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
- In Re Gibson, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In Re BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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