Related links Texas Judicial Election Campaigns RECENT CASES FROM HOUSTON COURTS OF APPEALS In Re Bruce R. Hotze (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] July 10, 2008)(per curiam) (election law, city proposition dispute) DISMISSED: Per Curiam Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman Re Tina Benkiser, Republican Party of Texas (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] June 9, 2008) (election mandamus on eve of party convention denied b/c TRO set for contested hearing same day) DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Terry Jennings Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Bland 01-08-00451-CV In re Tina Benkiser, Chairman, Republican party of Texas, and The Republican Party of Texas Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County Trial court judge: Visiting Judge Tom Sullivan Presiding judge: Hon. Roberta Ann Lloyd (who was out of town at the time TRO was granted, but returned in time to take up the matter same day court of appeals denied relief) Ex Parte Waller ISD (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist] Dec. 21, 2007)(Keyes) (ISD cases, tax law, bond validation suit, challenge to school bonds by taxpayer) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Keyes Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes 01-07-00900-CV Ex Parte Waller Independent School District Appeal from 155th District Court of Austin County (Hon. Dan R. Beck) Superseded by: In Re Citizens Supporting Metro Solutions, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist,] Oct. 18, 2007)(Seymore)(substitute opinion)(discovery dispute in suit involving elections and local politics) In Re Citizens Supporting Metro Solutions, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 10, 2007)(Seymore)(discovery mandamus denied) MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman 14-07-00190-CV In Re: Citizens Supporting Metro Solutions, Inc Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County (Judge Reese Rondon) Scott v. King (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 27, 2008)(Hanks) (defamation, IIED, Election Code violation) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Hanks Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley 01-06-00565-CV John C. Scott v. William E. King Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Susan Elizabeth Criss In Re Albert Jones (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 20, 2007)(per curiam) (election law, ballot access) MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam (Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore) 14-07-00220-CV In Re: Ray Albert Jones--Appeal from of County |
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