Legal Opinion

Scarbrough v. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 31, 2010No. 01-08-00792-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

Appellant, Daphne Scarbrough, argues that the trial court erred in granting the plea to the jurisdiction of appellee, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). In seven issues, she argues that: (1) the trial court erred in finding that she had no standing to sue because METRO’S “Contract With the Voters” provides standing to property-tax payers and referendum voters; (2) the trial court erred in finding that she had no standing because even petition-signers, who have significantly less at stake, have previously been found to have standing to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  5. Williams v. LaraTexas Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by14 opinions

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