Opinion ID: 1761976
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: order on motion to dismiss

Text: City of Pasadena, City of Houston, the County Attorney of Harris County as attorney for the State of Texas, and Humble Oil and Refining Company, have filed a motion which asks that this court grant Houston's motion for rehearing, set aside our former opinion and judgment, rescind our order granting Pasadena's application for writ of error and order a dismissal of Pasadena's application for writ of error. This motion was not filed until after this court handed down its opinion and just before it was prepared to rule on the motion for rehearing which Houston filed. The motion asks that this court, in effect, leave in force the judgment of the court of civil appeals. It does not ask a dismissal of the cause, though it states that the cause has been settled. Instead, the motion asks a dismissal only of the proceedings in this court. This is a case which concerns the public interest of other municipalities and the rights of taxpayers, under the Municipal Annexation Act. Since this is a matter of public concern which is governed by that Act, we have determined that we should overrule the motion. We have today, on Houston's motion for rehearing, withdrawn our former opinion and remanded the cause to the trial court for its disposition. A motion to dismiss this cause would more appropriately be presented to the trial court. The motion is overruled. McGEE, J., not sitting.