Legal Opinion

Bruce R. Hotze v. Sylvester Turner, Mayor, and the City of Houston

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided October 12, 2021No. 14-19-00959-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed and Majority and Dissenting Opinions filed October 12, 2021. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-19-00959-CV BRUCE R. HOTZE, Appellant V. SYLVESTER TURNER, MAYOR, AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellees On Appeal from the 333rd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2014-19507 DISSENTING OPINION Appellant’s lawsuit raises an important question regarding voter-initiated amendments to a home-rule municipality’s charter. Under the Local Government Code, a charter amendment approved by a majority of the municipality’s qualified voters is “adopted,” and the amendment…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of San MarcosTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Forwood v. City of TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  4. City of Wink v. Griffith Amusement Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
  5. City of Dallas v. Dallas Consolidated Street Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1912

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