Davis v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of La Porte

In this cause, we consider whether a trial court abused its discretion in dismissing a zoning board appeal. The court of appeals held that service of the writ of certiorari, as required by section 211.011 of the Texas Local Government Code, is a jurisdictional prerequisite to appeal a zoning board’s decision, and therefore upheld the trial court’s dismissal of the Petitioners’ case. 853 S.W.2d 650. We disagree, and therefore reverse.

Albert Davis and others (the “Davises”) sought judicial review of a decision made by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of La Porte (the “Board”) allowing…