State v. Ruiz Wholesale Co.

JONES, Justice.

These interlocutory appeals involve two trial-court orders, the first granting a temporary injunction and the second denying one. Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(4) (West Supp.1995). Ruiz Wholesale Company and other local beer distributors (collectively “Ruiz”) sought to enjoin the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) from requiring or enforcing manufacturers’ territorial agreements in connection with the resale of beer. 1 The trial court initially granted a temporary injunction, from which the TABC perfected an interlocutory appeal. On rehearing, however, the…