Austin Faces Power Company Lawsuit
- City leaders held a special, private session to address urgent legal matters.
- Discussions primarily focused on two ongoing lawsuits.
- A key case involved the City of Austin directly suing Houston Lighting and Power Company.
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Austin City Council MINUTES For August 19, 1985 - 5:30 P.M. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Coundl Chambers, 307 VM»t Second Street, Austin, Texas City Council Frank CCooksey Mayor John Trevino, Jr. Mayor Pro T«m Council Members Mark Rose Smoot Carl-Mitchell Sally Shipman George Humphrey Charles E. Urdy Jorge Carrasco City Manager _, Elden Aldridge CityQerk Memorandum To: Mayor Cooksey called to order the Special Called Meeting of the Council, noting the absence of Councllmember Rose. .The Mayor announced the Council will go into executive session pursuant to Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated, to discuss the following matters; and action, if any, on the matters will be taken during the public meeting after the conclusion of the executive session a* Pending litigation, including but not limited to the following item - Section 2, Paragraph e. (1) Houston Lighting and Power Company, et al v. Brown and Root, et al in Matagorda County, and City of Austin vs. Houston Lighting and Power Company in Travis County - Section 2, Paragraph e. Adjournment Council adjourned its meeting at 6:15 p.m.