IN RE CITY OF SAN BENITO

Nos. 13-01-172-CV, 13-01-199-CV.

63 S.W.3d 19 (2001)

In re CITY OF SAN BENITO, et al., Relators, City of San Benito, et al., Appellants, v. Rio Grande Valley Gas Company and Southern Union Company d/b/a Southern Union Gas Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearings Overruled November 15, 2001.

Dissenting Opinion on Overruling of Rehearing November 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Poncio, Law Offices of Cerda & Poncio, San Antonio, Ramon Garcia, Edinburg, for relators in Docket No. 13-01-00172-CV.

Benjamin L. Hall, III, Hall Law Firm, Houston, Daniel Bishop, Austin, Juan R. Molina, Law Office of Juan R. Molina, Weslaco, Christina Carlson Dodds, Austin, Jerry K. Clements, Cynthia Keely Timms, Locke & Liddell & Sapp, Dallas, E. Lee Parsley, Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Austin, Kirsten M. Castaneda, Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Dallas, Rene O. Oliveira, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, Brownsville, for real party-in-interest in Docket No. 13-01-172-CV.

Fabian Guerrero, Edinburg, for movant in Docket No. 13-01-172-CV.

Noe Gonzalez, 370th District Court, Edinburg, for respondent in Docket No. 13-01-172-CV.

Adam Poncio, Law Offices of Cerda & Poncio, San Antonio, Fabian Guerrero, Edinburg, John O'Quinn, O'Quinn, Kerensky, McAninch & Laminack, Houston, Juan R. Molina, Law Office of Juan R. Molina, Weslaco, for appellants in Docket No. 13-01-00199-CV.

Christina Carlson Dodds, Austin, Cynthia Keely Timms, Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Dallas, Daniel Bishop, E. Lee Parsley, Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Austin, Jerry K. Clements, Kirsten M. Castaneda, Locke, Liddell & Sapp, Dallas, Rene O. Oliveira, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, Brownsville, Sherry Scott Chandler, Benjamin L. Hall, III, Hall Law Firm, Houston, for appellees in Docket No. 13-01-199-CV.

Before Justices HINOJOSA, YAÑEZ, and CASTILLO.


Dissenting Opinion on Overruling of Rehearing En Banc November 15, 2001.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice HINOJOSA.

Relators/appellants, the cities of San Benito, Alamo, San Juan, Donna, Palmview, Santa Rosa, Alton, La Joya, La Villa, Penitas, Pharr, Port Isabel, Edcouch, Primera, and Elsa, have filed this appeal and petition for a writ of mandamus. Relators/appellants complain of two orders signed by respondent, the Honorable Noe Gonzalez, presiding judge...

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