In RE DALLAS HERO AND CATHY CORTINA ARVIZU v. the State of Texas

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 24-0678 ══════════ In re Dallas HERO and Cathy Cortina Arvizu, Relators ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ═══════════════════════════════════════ JUSTICE BUSBY delivered the opinion of the Court. This dispute sits at the intersection of citizens’ power to propose amendments to their city’s charter, the city council’s power to do likewise, and the council’s responsibilities in preparing the ballot for an election to approve proposed amendments. See TEX. ELEC. CODE § 52.072; TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE § 9.004(a). Relators…