Texas Supreme Court
Deacon v. City of Euless
July 6, 1966405 S.W.2d 59
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the Municipal Annexation Act’s size limitations apply retroactively to annexation proceedings pending on March 15, 1963, and that the Constitution does not forbid such retroactivity because no vested rights are implicated. The Court reversed the trial court and Court of Civil Appeals and remanded for further proceedings because the plaintiffs failed to produce summary‑judgment evidence of the area annexed. The Court also rejected the City’s argument that only the State could sue in a quo warranto action.