Legal Opinion
Harris v. The City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1998No. 97-20138, 98-20001PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals challenge the district court’s refusal to enjoin the City of Houston’s annexation of a residential area known as Kingwood. Finding that we can no longer grant plaintiffs the relief they requested below, we vacate the district court’s prior orders and remand with instructions to dismiss the case as moot.
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In January 1996, the City of Houston, Texas (the “City”) began discussing the possibility of annexing a relatively affluent, non-minority-dominated residential area north of the City, known as “Kingwood.” Throughout the year, the City…
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