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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Superseded by: In Re Citizens Supporting Metro Solutions, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist,]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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