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ANDRADE v. VENABLE

No. 11-0008.

372 S.W.3d 134 (2012)

Honorable Hope ANDRADE, Petitioner, v. Don VENABLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied August 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Tapia , Dallas County District Attorney's Office, David L. Finney , Dallas County Criminal District Attorney, Houston, for Bruce Sherbet.

Don Venable , Coppell TX, for Don Venable.

Kathlyn C. Wilson , Assistant Attorney General, Robert B. O'Keefe , General Litigation Division, David C. Mattax , Director of Defense Litigation, William J. "Bill" Cobb III , Office of the Attorney General, Daniel T. Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, Attorney General Greg W. Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Austin TX, for Hope Andrade.

PER CURIAM.

Don Venable seeks to enjoin Dallas County from identifying candidates' political party affiliations and providing a "straight-party" option on general election ballots. We must decide whether Venable has standing to pursue these claims. Because Venable has no interest distinct from that of the general public and has not established taxpayer standing under Williams v. Lara, 52 S.W.3d 171, 179 (Tex. 2001), we reverse...

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