BROWN v. STRAKE

No. 01-86-0060-CV.

706 S.W.2d 148 (1986)

J.E. "Buster" BROWN, Relator, v. George W. STRAKE, Jr., Chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

February 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Blumenthal, Tex Lezar, Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, for relator.

Leonard Davis Potter, Guinn, Minton, Roberts & Davis, Tyler, Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Mary F. Keller, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen. for Litigation, J. Patrick Wiseman, Chief, State & County Affairs, W. Robert Gray, Robert L. Lemons, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, for respondent.

Randall Buck Wood, Ray, Wood & Fine, Austin, amicus curiae.

Roy Barrera, Jr., Boerne, John Roach, Plano, Ed Walsh, Republican Candidates for the Office of Atty. Gen., Round Rock, for parties in interest.

Before DUGGAN, LEVY and DUNN, JJ.


OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

Relator J.E. "Buster" Brown seeks an original writ of mandamus compelling respondent George W. Strake, Chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee, to accept relator's application to have his name placed upon the official ballot of the general primary election of the Republican party to be held May 3, 1986.

Respondent has refused to accept relator's application to have his name placed on the ballot for the office...

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