Supreme Court of Texas

A candidate for re-election, who missed a statutory deadline and failed to obtain a hearing on the merits of the temporary restraining order that kept his name on the election ballot, was not entitled to vacatur of the writ of mandamus ordering his name removed from primary ballot.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/11/2002
• Decided 02/19/2002
• Published 02/19/2002

Judges

• Justice ENOCH delivered the Court's opinion joined by Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, and Justice RODRIGUEZ, and joined by Chief Justice PHILLIPS except for Part II B.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen G. Tipps,Amy Douthitt Maddux, Baker & Botts, Houston, for relator.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathy Haigler, Director, Harris County Republican Party, Michael B. Charlton, Law Office of Michael B. Charlton, Houston, E. Dale Robertson, Juan A. Magallanes, Magallanes Hinojosa & Mancias, Brownsville, for respondent.