HOUSTON CHRONICLE, ETC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. A2658.

620 S.W.2d 833 (1981)

HOUSTON CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Appellant, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Ogden, Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Brown & LeBoon, Houston, for appellant.

Edward A. Cazares, City Atty., W. Torrance Fiddes, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellees.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C. J., and JUNELL and MURPHY, JJ.


J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a trial court judgment upholding the constitutionality of a city ordinance banning sales of newspapers to occupants of motor vehicles while such vehicles are on public streets or public property.

The Houston Chronicle Publishing Company ("the Chronicle" or "appellant") publishes and distributes a daily newspaper of general circulation, known as the Houston Chronicle. Prior to July 14, 1976, one...

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