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CITY OF DALLAS v. STEWART

No. 09-0257.

361 S.W.3d 562 (2012)

CITY OF DALLAS, Petitioner, v. Heather STEWART, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided January 27, 2012.

Dissenting Opinions Filed July 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Perkins Jr. , Dallas City Attorney, Patricia Medrano De La Garza , Christopher D. Bowers , Assistant City Attorney, Charles S. Black Jr. , Duncanville, John K. Dunlap , Gwinn & Roby, Kelley Elise Cash , Thompson & Knight LLP, Johnanna Greiner , Dallas City Attorney's Office, Dallas, Barbara E. Rosenberg , James B. Pinson , Assistant City Attorney, for City of Dallas.

Julius Staev , Law Offices of Julius S. Staev, Dallas, for Heather Stewart.

Frederick Wayne `Fritz' Quast , Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam LLP, Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae The Cities of Aledo.

Jose Ines Nino , Deputy City Attorney, for Amicus Curiae City of San Antonio, Texas.

Donna Lynn Edmundson , Houston, for Amicus Curiae City of Houston, Texas.

Rance L. Craft , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Office of the Solicitor General of Texas.

Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Justice HECHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice WILLETT, and Justice LEHRMANN.

We deny the motion for rehearing. We withdraw our opinion of July 1, 2011 and substitute the following in its place.

Urban blight threatens neighborhoods. Either as a risk to public health or as a base for illicit activity, dilapidated structures harm property values far more than their numbers suggest. Cities must be...

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