Texas Supreme Court
Doyle Willis, Relator v. William S. Potts, Respondents
April 8, 1964377 S.W.2d 622
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that Doyle Willis, a Fort Worth City Councilman, is ineligible to be certified as a candidate for State Senator because his municipal office is both an officer under the State and a lucrative office under Article III, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution. Accordingly, the Court denied his petition for a writ of mandamus. Two dissenting justices disagreed, arguing that a city councilman is not an officer under the State and that his candidacy forfeits the council office, which would remove the disqualification.