City of Seven Points v. Anderson

COLLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal brought by the city of Seven Points, Henderson County, Texas, and its mayor pro tem, Walter Taliaferro, from an order of the 173rd Judicial District Court for the issuance of a writ of mandamus. This writ compelled the mayor pro tem to order a municipal election on the proposition of abolishing the corporate existence of Seven Points under the Tex. Local Gov’t Code Ann. § 62.002 (Vernon 1988)1 (hereinafter referred to as section 62.002). Since we conclude that the court erred in issuing the writ, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment…