Legal Opinion
De Alejandro v. Hunter
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided June 23, 1997No. 13-97-294-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Chief Justice.
Rene De Alejandro brings the present mandamus proceeding to set aside a judgment of the respondent voiding a municipal election and declaring that De Alejandro did not thereby regain the office of Mayor of the *104City of Robstown, Texas. We conditionally grant mandamus relief.
Robstown is a home-rule city governed by a mayor and five eouncilmen, all of whom serve for two-year terms. The city charter provides for annual elections, but positions on the council are staggered such that the mayor and two eouncilmen are elected in even-numbered years, while the other three…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- City of Corpus Christi v. Unitarian Church of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Hammond v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
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