Legal Opinion

Parker v. San Jacinto County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1954No. A-4782PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilson

The sole question presented in this direct appeal is the constitutionality of a portion of Art. 7880-3a, R.C.S. This statute delegates to a water control and improvement district the power to install a sanitary and storm sewer disposal system financed by tax supported bonds. This delegation of power is claimed to be unauthorized by the Constitution.

*16The defendant district has sold $50,000 worth of bonds and proposes to use the money in the construction of a sewer disposal system.

Plaintiffs (appellants here), tax-paying real property owners within the district, seek an injunction to prevent the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tri-City Fresh Water Supply District No. 2 v. MannTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Deason v. Orange County Water Control & Improvement No. OneTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 39 v. AlbrightTexas Supreme Court · 1954

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. v. LewellenTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Harris County Water Control & Improvement District No. 110 v. Texas Water Rights CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. City of San Antonio v. Texas Water CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  5. City of San Antonio v. Texas Water CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

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