PERRY v. DEL RIO

No. 03-01-00340-CV.

53 S.W.3d 818 (2001)

Rick PERRY, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, Henry Cuellar, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Texas, and Bill Ratliff, in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas, Appellants, v. Alicia DEL RIO, Phyllis Dunham, and Jeremy Wright, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

August 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Taylor, Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP, Austin, E. Leon Carter, Case Carter Salyers & Henry P.C., Dallas, for appellants.

Renea Hicks, Austin, for appellees.

Before Chief Justice ABOUSSIE, Justices KIDD and YEAKEL.


ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the district court's denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. We consider in this consolidated cause whether the district court committed reversible error in refusing to dismiss. We will affirm the district court's order.

Appellees (hereinafter "Del Rio") sued the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, and the speaker of the house in their official capacities. Del Rio also sued...

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