Legal Opinion
Del Valle Independent School District v. Lopez
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1992No. D-2367PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Writ of Error to the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas
OPINION
DOGGETT, Justice.
In this proceeding, we determine that the dismissal of an interlocutory appeal for want of jurisdiction was erroneous.
Through a class action filed in December 1989, Enrique Lopez, Felix Rosales, and Maurice Walker sought a declaration that the at-large system of electing board members for the Del Valle Independent School District violated the Texas Constitution by diluting minority voting strength, an injunction against further use of this system, and implementation of a…
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