Southwestern Bell Telephone Company v. State

This is an appeal from the order of the district court of Travis County which temporarily enjoined appellant, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, from increasing the intrastate long distance telephone rates •charged to its Texas customers. Appellee is the State of Texas. We will reverse the judgment of the district court and here render judgment dissolving the temporary injunction.

The Attorney General of Texas filed the suit in the name of the State of Texas “on behalf of its agencies, departments and citizens.” In its petition appellee alleged that the telephone company announced that it…