State v. Paul Reed Harper

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 16-0647 ══════════ THE STATE OF TEXAS EX REL. GEORGE DARRELL BEST, PETITIONER, v. PAUL REED HARPER, RESPONDENT ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS ══════════════════════════════════════════ JUSTICE BOYD, joined by JUSTICE JOHNSON and JUSTICE LEHRMANN, dissenting. The Court thinks this suit to remove Paul Harper from office is a mere “pretext” and “transparent retaliation against Harper’s quixotic political beliefs.” Ante at ___. And because the state should not…