City of Azle v. Martin

POPE, Justice.

The City of Azle seeks a writ of mandamus directing the Attorney General to approve the issuance of revenue bonds in the sum of $1,050,000. The bonds are designated as City of Azle, Texas, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1971. Acting under the provisions of Articles 709 and 1114, Vernon’s Tex.Civ.Stats., City of Azle presented the bonds to the Attorney General, and he refused to approve them upon the grounds that the recent decision in City of Azle v. City of Sanctuary, 467 S.W.2d 211 (Tex.Civ.App. 1971, writ ref. n. r. e.) holds that Azle is not a lawfully…