City of Austin v. City of Cedar Park

JONES, Justice.

The City of Austin (“Austin”) appeals a declaratory judgment upholding the constitutionality of Senate Bill 421, enacted during the 1995 regular session of the Texas Legislature and now codified as section 42.024 of the Texas Local Government Code. 1 See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code Ann. § 42.024 (West Supp. 1997). In a single point of error, Austin contends section 42.024 is a local law regulating the affairs of Austin in violation of article III, section 56 of the Texas Constitution. We will reverse the trial court’s judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1963, the Texas…