Huff v. City of Wichita Falls

This case, pending on certified question, arose out of special assessments for street improvements levied by the City of Wichita Falls in 1926, prior to the enactment in 1927 of chapter 276, Acts of the Fortieth Legislature.

The City of Wichita Falls operates under a “Home Rule Charter” adopted under section 5 of article 11 of the Constitution and the Home Rule Enabling Act, Revised Statutes, 1925, articles 1165 to 1182. The charter was adopted by the voters of said city on March 30, 1920.

Section 16 of article 1175 in part declares that cities subject thereto shall have “exclusive dominion,…