[DOWNLOAD] "Director Department Agriculture and Environment v. Printing Industries Association Texas" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Director Department Agriculture and Environment v. Printing Industries Association Texas
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 04, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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This lawsuit was brought by the Printing Industries Association of Texas and others, (hereinafter referred to as Printers), on behalf of the commercial printers and binders in Texas, to enjoin the Texas Department of Agriculture and Environment and other State agencies from purchasing or using printing equipment. It was alleged that printing performed by State agencies violated Article XVI, Section 21 of the Texas Constitution (hereinafter referred to as Art. XVI, ? 21), and art. 4413(32) ? 3 Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. The Attorney General specially excepted to the pleadings on the grounds that they failed to state a cause of action and did not plead legislative or statutory permission to sue the State. The plaintiffs did not amend their pleadings, and the trial court ordered the suit dismissed. On appeal, the court of civil appeals reversed and remanded, holding that the suit was maintainable against the State agencies for "acting outside their lawful authority, and that invasion of the rights of plaintiffs, was alleged with sufficiency to maintain the suit." 588 S.W.2d 849, 852. We reverse the judgment of the court of civil appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.