Wiggins v. City of Texarkana

WILLIAM, Justice.

Appellee, The City-of Texarkana, Texas, owner and operator of the only water and sewer system that serves the residents of above city and adjacent areas, enacted an ordinance effective- as of August 20, 1950, under which appellee established new and additional rates and charges ..for water, sewer and other services furnished its customers. Appellee, an incorporated municipality, operated at all times herein mentioned under a special legislative charter granted in 1907, and also under the Home Rule provisions of Title 28 R.C.S. of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St.. art. 961 et seq.

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