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DUTMER v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEX.

Civil Action No. SA-95-CA-764.

937 F.Supp. 587 (1996)

Helen DUTMER, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

August 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christian Joe Gros, San Antonio, TX, for plaintiff.

William Wendell Hall, Fulbright & Jaworski, San Antonio, TX, Renee A. Forinash, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., San Antonio, TX, for defendant.

ORDER

BIERY, District Judge.

A case of first impression addressing the legality of term limits for council members of Texas home rule cities1 presents this issue:

Motivated by frustration with their political institutions, can citizens of a Texas home rule city legally trade a part of their birthright (the less fettered power to choose their rulers) for a mess of pottage (de facto government by unelected albeit capable...

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