City of Austin v. Harry M. Whittington

Decided August 31, 2012. Nathan Lincoln Hecht wrote the opinion for the court.

384 S.W.3d 766 · Cited 124 times

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• Burch v. City of San Antonio · 518 S.W.2d 540
• Texas Municipal Power Agency v. Public Utility Commission of Texas · 253 S.W.3d 184
• Maher v. Lasater · 354 S.W.2d 923
• State v. Nelson · 334 S.W.2d 788
• Whittington v. City of Austin · 174 S.W.3d 889
• Coxl v. Campbell · 135 Tex. 428
• Horton v. County of Mills · 468 S.W.2d 876
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