I. W. Popham v. J. M. Patterson, Chairman Democratic Executive Committee of Travis County.

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court answered the certified question, holding that the 1930 Act extended the term of the Travis County superintendent elected in November 1930 to four years, that the 1931 Act repealed the 1930 Act but did not shorten the incumbents’ terms, and therefore the superintendent’s term does not expire two years after January 1, 1931. The Court based its decision on a construction of the statutes, including the emergency clause, and on the Legislature’s authority under the State Constitution to fix term lengths.