STATE v. CORPUS CHRISTI PEOPLE'S BAPTIST

No. C-3265.

683 S.W.2d 692 (1984)

The STATE of Texas, Petitioner, v. CORPUS CHRISTI PEOPLE'S BAPTIST CHURCH, INC. et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Mary F. Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for petitioner.

Coover & Coover, Ann E. Coover, Corpus Christi, Ball & Skelly, William B. Ball, Harrisburg, Pa., for respondents.


POPE, Chief Justice.

The State of Texas sued Corpus Christi People's Baptist Church (People's Baptist) seeking to enjoin it from operating the Rebekah Home for Girls, the Anchor Home for Boys, and the Lighthouse Home for Boys, unless and until People's Baptist obtains a license for that purpose from the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Some members of the staff of the homes, some children and parents have intervened...

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