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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided June 18, 1984Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Michael J. Guarino Criminal District Attorney Galveston County 405 County Courthouse Galveston, Texas 77550

Re: Whether a village which has become a town pursuant to article 961, V.T.C.S., may revert to village status, and related questions

Dear Mr. Guarino:

You have posed several questions about the legal status of Dickinson, Texas, which was originally incorporated as a village pursuant to chapter 11, Title 28, of the Revised Civil Statutes, article 1133, et seq., V.T.C.S. In 1982, the village board of aldermen unanimously passed an ordinance adopting chapters 1-10 of Title 28 as its…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Forwood v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. City of West Lake Hills v. Westwood Legal Defense FundCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Largen v. State, ex rel. AbreyTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  4. State ex rel. Rea v. EtheridgeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. OverallTexas Supreme Court · 1891

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