Deal v. Bonner

Relator Deal is the Mayor of Hudson, Texas. Bonner instituted a mandamus proceeding in the 159th District Court, the Honorable David Walker, in an attempt to compel Relator to call an election, pursuant to TEX.REV. CIV.STAT.ANN. art. mia, for the disincorporation of the City of Hudson. Relator had determined that an insufficient number of qualified resident voters had signed the disincorporation petition.

A hearing was had on Bonner’s petition for mandamus, and the court granted the same, ordering the election to be held on April 7, 1984. Deal filed notice of appeal, bond for costs, and…