Legal Opinion

In RE THE HONORABLE DERRECK ROSE, WILMA GREEN, AND DIANE MERCHANT; 14th Court of Appeals District

Texas Supreme Court

Decided September 11, 2026No. 26-0916Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 26-0916 ══════════ In re the Honorable Derreck Rose, Wilma Green, and Diane Merchant, Relators ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ═══════════════════════════════════════ PER CURIAM Justice Hawkins did not participate in the decision. Like other Texas counties, Galveston County is divided into four geographic precincts, each of which elects a member of the commissioners court. The County also has four justice-of-the-peace precincts. Texas law authorizes the commissioners court to redraw these precinct lines “from time…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Seven PointsTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Williams v. CastlemanTexas Supreme Court · 1922
  3. in Re F.N. Williams, Sr., and Jared WoodfillTexas Supreme Court · 2015

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