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ARTISAN/AMERICAN CORP. v. CITY OF ALVIN, TEX.

No. 09-20174.

588 F.3d 291 (2009)

ARTISAN/AMERICAN CORP., Alvin Manor, Ltd., Alvin Manor Estates, Ltd., and Inland General Construction Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF ALVIN, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Miles Cohn (argued), Sheiness, Scott, Grossman & Cohn, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John J. Hightower (argued), Olson & Olson, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and FELDMAN, District Judge.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Following the City of Alvin's refusal to permit a proposed low-income housing project, the developer, Artisan/American Corp., filed suit under the Fair Housing Act, alleging that the City's denial was motivated by racial animus and that it had a discriminatory impact on racial minorities, specifically Hispanics. The district court granted summary judgment for the City. We now AFFIRM.

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