Legal Opinion
City of San Marcos v. Lower Colorado River Authority
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 10, 1974No. 12110PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
The City of San Marcos brought this lawsuit against the Lower Colorado River Authority seeking a declaratory judgment asseverating its power as a home rule city to fix rates charged by any electrical utility serving its inhabitants, including rates charged by the Authority selling at retail in San Marcos.
The City also sought to enjoin the Authority from increasing its rates beyond charges prescribed in a city ordinance adopted December 19, 1972, without prior approval of the city council. The City sought alternatively to set aside action of the Authority’s board of directors…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Forwood v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Huff v. Fidelity Union Life Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. McCrawTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- City of Sweetwater v. GeronTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Calvert v. Fort Worth National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Amrani-Khaldi v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Love Terminal Partners, L.P. v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
- City of Dallas v. Watkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1983
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
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