City of Pasadena v. Houston Endowment, Inc.

BARRON, Justice.

This suit was filed by Houston Endowment, Inc., appellee, to enjoin the City of Pasadena, its mayor, tax assessor-collector and members of the city council from annexing appellee’s land to the corporate limits of the City of Pasadena, a municipal corporation. The City of Pasadena is a Home Rule city deriving its powers from Art. 11, Sec. S of the Constitution of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.St. The present suit was instituted after the City of Pasadena, pursuant to the prerequisites of Article 970a, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St., had passed on first reading Ordinance No. 68-113 annexing the…