Texas Turnpike Authority v. Shepperd

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• provisionnaming highway commissionersas uncompensatedox-officiodirectors of toll road authority does not p. 3581 , Eonorable Gary A. Goff - Page 4 (JM-763) violate article XVI, section 40 of the Texas Constitution
• reimbursement per V.T.C.S. art. 6674v of actual expenses incurred by director of agency does not constitute office one of emolument
• provision naming highway commissioners as uncompensated ex-officio directors of toll road authority does not violate article XVI , section 40 of the Texas Constitution
• no constitutional provision prohibits legislature from creating governmental agency and body politic
• legislature may impose extra duties upon statutory officials
• no oollstitufiollal provision prohibits 4w-=fimrcrrafiogsorenrmental agarcy dbody politic

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Cited by

48 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. v. Lewellen
  Texas Supreme Court· 1997-10-09· cited 238×
• Davis v. City of Lubbock
  Texas Supreme Court· 1959-07-15· cited 190×
• State v. City of Dallas
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1958-12-17· cited 38×
• City of Irving v. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1995-04-13· cited 37×
• McCraw v. City of Dallas
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1967-09-29· cited 21×
• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. City of Houston
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2005-08-18· cited 21×
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board v. City of Irving
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1993-03-31· cited 12×
• Dobbins v. Texas Turnpike Authority
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1973-06-05· cited 12×
• City of Dania v. Central & So. Florida Flood Con. Dist.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1961-09-20· cited 11×
• State v. City of Denton
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1976-09-24· cited 8×
• Phariss v. Texas Employers Ins. Ass'n
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1956-04-27· cited 7×
• Thomas v. Howard County Hospital Authority
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1972-12-16· cited 5×
• State v. Acel Delivery Service, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1965-03-10· cited 4×
• Arlington Hotel & Motel Ass'n v. Howard Johnson, Inc., of Texas
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1965-12-03· cited 4×
• State v. Acel Delivery Service, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1964-05-29· cited 2×
• the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company v. the City of Houston, Texas
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2005-05-12
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  Arkansas Attorney General Reports· 1998-02-23
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  Texas Attorney General Reports· 1990-10-04
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  Texas Attorney General Reports· 1997-01-17
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  Texas Attorney General Reports· 1979-11-16

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Thomas v. Abernathy County Line Independent School Dist.
  Texas Commission of Appeals· 1927-01-12· cited 160×
• City of Newark v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1951-06-18· cited 67×
• City of Tyler v. Smith County
  Texas Supreme Court· 1952-01-16· cited 47×
• Jones v. Alexander
  Texas Commission of Appeals· 1933-05-03· cited 45×
• City of Houston v. Allred
  Texas Commission of Appeals· 1934-05-02· cited 40×
• Jones v. Alexander
  Texas Supreme Court· 1933-05-03· cited 26×
• Watrous v. Golden Chamber of Commerce
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1950-04-03· cited 20×
• Adams v. Rockwall County
  Texas Commission of Appeals· 1926-03-10· cited 15×
• First Baptist Church v. City of Fort Worth
  Texas Commission of Appeals· 1930-04-09· cited 13×
• Lower Neches Valley Authority v. Mann
  Texas Supreme Court· 1943-01-20· cited 11×
• State v. Haynes
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1927-12-05· cited 6×