Legal Opinion
City of Murphy v. City of Parker
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1996No. 95-0086PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCornyn, Justice
in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and HECHT, ENOCH and SPECTOR, Justices, join.
Section 43.901 of the Local Government Code provides:
A municipal ordinance defining boundaries of or annexing area to a municipality is conclusively presumed to have been adopted with the consent of all appropriate persons if:(1) two years have expired after the date of the adoption of the ordinance; and(2) an action to annul or review the adoption of the ordinance has not been initiated in that two-year period.
Tex.Loc.Gov’t Code § 43.901. In this case we determine whether section 43.901 bars a municipality’s suit…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Perkins v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- State of Texas v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Alexander Oil Company v. City of SeguinTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Arlington v. City of Grand PrairieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- City of Roanoke v. Town of WestlakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
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