Legal Opinion

Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control Board

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 5, 1993No. C-9556PublishedCited by 4,429 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORNYN, Justice.

The Texas Association of Business (TAB), on behalf of its members, brought this declaratory judgment action seeking a ruling that statutes empowering two state administrative agencies to levy civil penalties for violations of their regulations conflict with the open courts and jury trial provisions of the Texas Constitution. The administrative agencies denied TAB’s claims, and along with two Intervenors,1 filed counterclaims seeking a declaration *442that the same statutes and regulations comport with those constitutional provisions.

Following a bench trial, the trial court…

2Cases cited71 opinions

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3Cited by4,429 opinions

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