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8, 2007







Petition for Writ of
Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007.
 
In The
 
Fourteenth Court of
Appeals
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NO. 14-07-00019-CV
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IN RE CITY OF STAFFORD AND LEONARD SCARCELLA, 
Relators[1]
 
 

 
ORIGINAL
PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
 

 
M E M O R
A N D U M  O P I N I O N
On
January 8, 2007, relators, the City of Stafford (ACity@) and Leonard Scarcella, the City=s mayor, filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this court, challenging a Resolution and Order adopted by the Board
of Trustees of the Stafford Municipal School District,  changing the date the
district conducts its elections  from May to November.[2] 
See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. ' 273.061 (Vernon 2003).  Intervenors,
Felix Vega and Virginia Rosas, also filed a petition for writ of mandamus
challenging the change in election dates.




Relators
have failed to establish that they are entitled to the requested mandamus
relief.  Accordingly, we deny relators= petitions for writ of mandamus.                              
PER
CURIAM
Petition Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8,
2007.
Panel consists of Justices Yates, Anderson, and
Hudson.  




[1]Felix Vega and Virginia Rosas also filed a petition
for writ of mandamus as intervenors in this original proceeding. 


[2]See Tex.
Educ. Code Ann. ' 11.0581 (Vernon Supp. 2006) (requiring school
districts to hold elections jointly with a municipality or state and county
elections).    


