Legal Opinion
Tarrant County Democratic Party v. Steen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 19, 2014No. 04-13-00069-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by: PATRICIA 0. ALVAREZ, Justice.
This appeal involves reimbursement of attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with an election contest under Election Code sections 173.001(a) and 173.086(a). See Tex. Elect. Code. Ann. §§ 173.001(a), .086(a) (West 2010).
The Tarrant County Democratic Party (TCDP), the Texas Democratic Party (TDP), and their respective chairs2 sought reimbursement from the Texas Secretary of State for their attorney’s fees incurred in defending an election contest lawsuit filed by Kim Brimer, a Republican candidate. Brimer’s suit challenged Wendy Davis’s…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Carlos Cascos, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Texas v. Tarrant County Democratic Party Steve Maxwell, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Texas Democratic PartyTexas Supreme Court · 2015
- Berry v. Texas Democratic PartyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
- Nandita Berry, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Texas v. Texas Democratic Party and Gilberto Hinojosa in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Texas Democratic Party, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2014