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Southwest Travis County Water District v. City of Austin

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided January 6, 2000No. 03-97-00736-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POWERS, Justice.

Southwest Travis County Water District (the “District”) appeals from a judgment holding unconstitutional its constitutive statute in a declaratory judgment action brought by the City of Austin (the “City”). We will affirm the judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

The statute in controversy originated in the legislature as House Bill 3193 (“H.B. 3193”). See Act of May 26, 1995, 74th Leg., R.S., ch. 844, 1995 Tex.Gen.Laws 4243. The enactment creates the District, “a governmental agency and a body politic and corporate,” pursuant to a legislative finding that the District “is essential to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Quick v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  5. Texas National Guard Armory Board. v. McCrawTexas Supreme Court · 1939

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Save Our Springs Alliance, Inc. v. Lazy Nine Municipal Utility District Ex Rel. Board of Directors, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  2. City of Weatherford v. Catron, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2002
  3. Opinion No., Texas Attorney General Reports2002
  4. Save Our Springs Alliance, Inc., and William G. Bunch v. Lazy Nine Municipal Utility District, by and Through Its Board of Directors, and C. A. Elder, Vincent Huebinger, Bill Simpson, and Cord Shiflet, in Their Official Capacities as Lazy Nine Municipal Utility District Board Members, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  5. Save Our Springs Alliance, Inc., and William G. Bunch v. Lazy Nine Municipal Utility District, by and Through Its Board of Directors, and C. A. Elder, Vincent Huebinger, Bill Simpson, and Cord Shiflet, in Their Official Capacities as Lazy Nine Municipal Utility District Board Members, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006

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