City of Murphy v. City of Parker

GONZALEZ, Justice, joined by OWEN and ABBOTT, Justices,

dissenting.

Today the Court magically transforms an unlawful, void ordinance into a lawful, effective one by holding that a statute of limitations imposed on “persons” by section 43.901 of the Local Government Code “erects a complete statutory bar to any challenge of a municipality’s annexation ordinance based on lack of consent.” 932 S.W.2d at 481. It defies logic and common sense to hold that a void ordinance blossoms into a valid one with the passage of time. I would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and render judgment that…