Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued – Week of August 6, 2007

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Argyle ISD v. Wolf, No. 02-06-00336-CV (Aug. 9, 2007) (Livingston, J., joined by Cayce, C.J., and Dauphinot, J.).

Held: The trial court abused its discretion by granting a temporary injunction enjoining Argyle ISD from prohibiting Appellees' minor children—who do not reside within AISD's boundaries—from attending AISD schools during the 2006-07 school year unless Appellees pay tuition for each child. Appellees did not show a probable right to relief on any of their claims. There is no evidence that the AISD school board knew of, or approved, a 1997 letter from the then-superintendent to the developer of Appellees' subdivision stating that children living on Appellees' street could attend AISD without payment of tuition, nor was there any evidence supporting Appellees' estoppel defense based on the letter.

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