Plaintiffs' Response to State Defendants' Motion to Alter

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January 8, 1990

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Includes Envelope from Garrett, Thompson, & Chang to Ifill.

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- LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas
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- LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas
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Case Files, LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Plaintiffs' Response to State Defendants' Motion to Alter, 1990. 57e6fa13-247c-f011-b4cc-6045bdd81421. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/316aa48c-533a-4ec1-958b-2dd1d11e50ef/plaintiffs-response-to-state-defendants-motion-to-alter. Accessed November 07, 2025.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

MIDLAND ODESSA DIVISION 

LULAC, et al. 

Plaintiffs 

VS CIVIL ACTION NO. 
MO-88-CA-154 

JIM MATTOX, et al. 

Defendants 

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PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TC STATE DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO ALTER 
  

Plaintiffs LULAC, et al., Plaintiff-Intervenors Jesse Oliver, 

et al, and Plaintiff-Intervenors Houston Lawyers Association, et 

al., in response to the State Defendants’ Motion to Alter the 

Order of January 2, 1990, state to the Court that they are in 

AGREEMENT with the contention and reasons therefor contained in 

the State Defendants' Motion that the order should be altered to 

eliminate the provisions for non-partisan elections. 

Plaintiffs LULAC, et al., Plaintiff-Intervenors Jesse Oliver, 

et al, and Plaintiff-Intervenors Houston Lawyers Association, et 

al. urge the Court to GRANT the State Defendants’ Motion. 

Dated: January 5, 1990 

Respectfully submitted, 

GARRETT, THOMPSON & CHANG 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
A Partnership of 

Professional Corporations 
8300 Douglas, Suite 800 
Dallas, TX 75225 
(214) 369-1952 

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ROLANDO L. RIOS 
ATTORNEY AT LAW 
201 N. St. Mary's, Suite 521 
San Antonio, TX 78205 

SUSAN FINKELSTEIN 
TEXAS RURAL LEGAL AID, INC. 
201 N. St. Mary's, Suite 600 
San Antonio, TX 78205 

Attorneys for LULAC, et al. 

Edward B. Cloutman, III 
MULLINAX, WELLS, BAAB & 

CLOUTMAN, P. C. 
3301 Elm: St., 
Dallas, TX 75226 

E. Brice Cunningham 
Attorney at Law 
777 8. . R. L. Thornton Fwy. 

Suite 121 
Dallas, TX 75203 

Attorneys for Jesse Oliver, 
et al. 

Julius L. Chambers 
Sherrilyn A. Ifill 
NAACP Legal Defense & 

Educational Fund, Inc. 
99 Hudson St., 16th Floor 
New York, NY 10013 

Gabrielle K. McDonald 
MATTHEWS & BRANSCOMB 

301 Congress Ave., 
Suite 2050 

Austin, TX 78701 

Attorneys for Houston 

     Lawyers Assh. etal. / 
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~WIlliam L. Garrett 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: The undersigned hereby certifies that the 
  

foregoing document was served on all parties by depositing in the 

U. S. Mail, certified, return receipt requested, and addressed to 
en ——. 

their attorneys of record. 

  

2 {-— 5 oy 2 ———— 
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William LL. Garrett 
  

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GARRETT, THOMPSON, & CHANG 
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT Liaw 

8300 DouGLAS AVENUE 

Svurire 800 

PresTON CENTER 

DaLvras. TExas 75225 

  
Sherrilyn A. Ifill 
NAACP Iegal! Cefense and 
Educational Fund, Inc. 
99 Hudson Street, l6th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

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Plaintiffs' Response to State Defendants' Motion to Alter

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