Houston Independent School District v. City of Houston

The City of Houston enacted a penal ordinance which, among other things, required the Houston Independent School District to have its buildings inspected and to pay inspection fees. The school district objected to the ordinance and considered it to be unconstitutional. It instituted this suit for temporary injunction, permanent injunction, and a declaration that the ordinance was unconstitutional.

The district court granted a temporary injunction. The first reason given by the court for the issuance of the temporary injunction was to preserve the status quo of the parties and to protect the…