TUNE v. TEXAS DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 98-0679.

23 S.W.3d 358 (2000)

Warren Lee TUNE, Petitioner, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 6, 2000.

Rehearing Overruled August 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Sweat, Arlington, for Petitioner.

John C. West, Jr., Texas Department of Public Safety, Chief of Legal Services, Valerie Fulmer, Rebecca K. Blewett, Austin, Texas Department of Public Safety, Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, Jason D. Ray, Texas Department of Public Safety, Legal Section, Meredith Bishop Parenti, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, John Cornyn, Atty. Gen., Andy Taylor, Linda Eads, Gregory S. Coleman, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, for Respondent.


Justice ENOCH delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, and Justice GONZALES join.

This case presents us with two principal issues. First, we must determine whether the courts of appeals have jurisdiction over appeals involving the grant or denial of a concealed-handgun license. We conclude that they do, because the amount in controversy in a license-denial case exceeds the statutory jurisdictional requirement...

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