Lower Colorado River Authority, Petitioner v. City of San Marcos, Texas, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals judgment, holding that the City of San Marcos, as a home‑rule municipality, has authority to regulate LCRA electricity rates and that the 1973 rate increase adopted by LCRA is not invalid for open‑meeting violations; the Court also held that Section 8 of the LCRA Act does not limit the city’s regulatory power. Justice McGEE dissented, arguing that the LCRA Act is a general law that precludes municipal regulation.