Legal Opinion
Lipscomb v. Randall
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 18, 1999No. 2-98-084-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAYCE, Chief Justice.
The council members of The Town of Flower Mound, Texas, appeal the district court’s writ of mandamus1 reinstating a council member, Rick Randall, who automatically forfeited his office under the town charter when he was convicted of crimes of moral turpitude in municipal court. We reverse and render judgment vacating the trial court’s judgment.
BACKGROUND
The Town of Flower Mound is a home-rale city governed by its town charter. Section 3.02 of Flower Mound’s Home Rule Charter provides that “a Councilperson shall forfeit his office if he ... is convicted of a crime…
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- Dallas Merchant's & Concessionaire's Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Employers Casualty Co. v. BlockTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Barrington v. CokinosTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Abraham Jones v. City of Arcola, Texas Robert E. Hebert, Receiver for the City of Arcola And City Council for the City of Arcola, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
- Charles Tallmon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2012
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