City Council of Austin v. Save Our Springs Coalition

Save Our Springs Coalition, 1 a coalition of citizen organizations interested in the protection of Barton Springs, Barton Creek, and the Edwards Aquifer, filed with the city clerk of Austin, Texas, an initiative petition requesting the City Council of Austin, Texas, to adopt the Coalition’s proposed ordinance or to submit the ordinance to the voters. The city clerk certified the petition to the city council on March 13, 1992.

When the city council did not adopt the initiated ordinance or call an election, the Coalition sought mandamus relief from the district court of Travis County to compel…