Texas Cases January 17, 2020: In re Powell
Court: Texas Court of Appeals
Date: Jan. 17, 2020
Case Description
IN RE GEORGE POWELL, Relator
NO. 14-20-00035-CV
State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
January 17, 2020
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS
234th District Court Harris County
,
Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2019-88409
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On January 15, 2020, relator George Powell filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 161.009, 273.061. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel respondents Lillie Schechter, the Harris County Democratic Party chair, Jennifer Halvorsen, the secretary of the Harris County Democratic Party executive committee, and Giordaun Baity, elections director of the Harris County Democratic Party, to take all necessary steps to have
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his name included on the March 3, 2020 Harris County Democratic Party Primary Election ballot for the 351st District Court.
On January 16, 2020, relator filed a motion to dismiss his petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice. The motion is GRANTED.
Accordingly, relator's petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain, and Hassan.