Legal Opinion
Strachan v. Lanier
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided October 8, 1993No. 01-93-00906-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Relators, candidates for the office of Houston City Council member, District F, in the election to be held November 2, 1993, seek leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus directing respondent Bob Lanier, mayor of the City of Houston, to remove the name of John Goodner, the real party in interest, from the ballot. Relators contend that Goodner’s application for a place on the ballot did not comply with the applicable requirements as to form, content, and procedure, triggering a nondiscretionary, ministerial duty on Lanier’s part, under Tex.Eleo. Code Ann. § 141.032(e) (Vernon…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Brady v. Fourteenth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Cohen v. StrakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Fitch v. Fourteenth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Hoot v. Brewer, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1982
- Love v. Veselka, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
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4Cited by10 opinions
- In Re BellTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Escobar v. Sutherland, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
- Bejarano v. Hunter, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- In Re Gibson, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
- In Re Link, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000
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