CASCOS v. TARRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

NO. 14-0470.

473 S.W.3d 780 (2015)

Carlos CASCOS, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Texas, Petitioner, v. TARRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Steve Maxwell, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party; Texas Democratic Party; Gilberto Hinojosa, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Texas Democratic Party, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory W. Abbott , Attorney General, Warren Kenneth Paxton , Attorney General, Daniel T. Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, Charles Roy , First Asst. Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Angela Veronica Colmenero , Assistant Attorney General, General Litigtion Division, Mischell B. Kneeland , City of Austin, Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney Genral, Melissa Holman   Dustin Mark Howell , Erika M. Kane , Scott A. Keller , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Kathlyn C. Wilson , Assistant Attorney General, General Litigation Division, Austin, for Petitioner.

Max Renea Hicks , Law Office of Max Renea Hicks, Austin, Chad Wilson Dunn , Brazil & Dunn, LLP, Houston, for Respondents.


PER CURIAM

Political parties may apply to the secretary of state for state funds to reimburse expenses connected with administering primary elections. See TEX. ELEC. CODE. §§ 173.001, .081-.085. If the political party disagrees with the secretary of state's reimbursement decision, it may sue the secretary in Travis County district court. Id. § 173.086(a). This appeal is from such a suit.

The secretary of state declined to...

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