City of San Antonio v. State Ex Rel. Criner

On the 25th day of September, 1952, the City of San Antonio, by ordinance, annexed approximately 79 square miles of additional territory, the validity of which ordinance was sustained in State ex rel. Winn v. City of San Antonio, Tex.Civ.App., San Antonio, 259 S.W.2d 248, writ of error refused, n. r. e.

On August 11, 1953, the City of San Antonio, by ordinance, detached approximately 65 square miles of the territory which had been annexed on September 25th of the-previous year. The validity of this latter ordinance is the question presented by this appeal.

The nature of this suit is a quo…