State ex rel. City of Azle v. City of Sanctuary

OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

This is a quo warranto proceeding filed by the State of Texas, as plaintiff, on the relation of appellant, City of Azle, Texas, attacking the validity of the incorporation of appellee, City of Sanctuary, as a municipality. Both Azle and Sanctuary are in Parker County.

The case was tried to a jury. It found (1) that the purported incorporation of the City of Sanctuary on May 3, 1969, included land area in its incorporation which was located within one-half mile of the then existing city limits of Azle, Parker County, Texas; and (2) that ten (10) days public notice was…