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Election Law -
Recent Texas Supreme Court Decisions
In Re Torry, No. 08-0057 (Tex. Jan. 25, 2008)(per curiam) (election
mandamus against Democratic Party chair)
IN RE LARHONDA TORRY; 1st district (01-08-00031 CV, ___ S.W.3d
___, 01-18-2008)
motion for temporary relief dismissed as moot
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.8(c), without hearing
oral argument, the Court conditionally grants the petition for writ of
mandamus.
In re Calla Davis, No. 07-0147 (Tex. Aug. 29, 2008)(Jefferson)
(mandamus denial) (election law)
(alcohol regulation by vote, procedure for local option referendum to turn
dry area wet when boundaries of relevant area have changed)
IN RE CALLA DAVIS, MELVIN HURST III, AND ANN B. HEARN; 5th district
(05-07-00198-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-22-07)
motion to strike response to mandamus, as amended, denied
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.8(a), the Court denies
the petition for writ of mandamus.
Chief Justice Jefferson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Election Law - Recent Texas Court of
Appeals Decisions
Houston Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief in
Texas Republican Party Convention Dispute