OPINION
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 Robinson v. Parker [Houston Mayor]  (Tex. 2011)(Opinion by Justice Green)
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Texas Causes of Action  |  2011 Texas Supreme Court Opinions | 2011 Tex Sup Ct Per Curiams   
Robinson v. Parker [Mayor of the City of Houston],
No. 08-0658 (Tex. Aug. 26, 2011)(Opinion by Justice Paul Green)(ripeness doctrine)
(jurisdictional dismissal)
CARROLL G. ROBINSON, BRUCE R. HOTZE, AND JEFFREY N. DAILY v. ANNISE D.
PARKER, MAYOR; CITY OF HOUSTON; HOUSTON CITY COUNCIL, ET AL.;
from Harris County; 14th district (14-06-00167-CV, 260 SW3d 463, 04-03-08)  
The Court vacates the judgments of the court of appeals and the trial court and
dismisses the case for want of jurisdiction.
Justice Green delivered the opinion of the Court. [
pdf]
(Justice Guzman not sitting)

In this case, we are asked to decide (1) whether citizens who signed a petition
proposing a local ballot initiative have standing to assert their declaratory
judgment claims that the voter-approved initiative is valid and must be
enforced; and (2) the validity of the voter-approved initiative.  Because the
citizens’ claims are not ripe, however, we cannot reach those issues

Because Petitioners’ claims are not ripe for adjudication, the trial court did not
have jurisdiction to hear this dispute.   See Gibson, 22 S.W.3d at 852.  
Accordingly, we vacate the judgments of the court of appeals and trial court
and dismiss the case for want of jurisdiction

Link to e-briefs: ROBINSON v. BILL WHITE, MAYOR (one amicus brief)
City Hall - City of Houston TX