Texas Supreme Court
Rick Perry
October 19, 200145 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 52
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court vacated the trial court's October 10, 2001 judgment and remanded for further proceedings, holding that the Attorney General lacks authority to compel the court to adopt his redistricting plan and that the trial court violated the parties' due‑course‑of‑law rights by adopting Plan 1089C without adequate notice and opportunity to be heard. Justice Hecht dissented, arguing the case should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and that Plan 1065C should be adopted; Chief Justice Phillips also dissented on jurisdiction, while Justices Owen and Rodriguez filed concurring opinions urging guidance to the trial court.