In re Hon. Keith Nielson, County Chair; Harris County Republican Party Appeal from ... of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Opinion issued October 26, 2020 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-20-00721-CV ——————————— IN RE HONORABLE KEITH NIELSON, COUNTY CHAIR; HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, Relators Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relators, Honorable Keith Nielson, County Chair, and the Harris County Republican Party, filed a petition for writ of mandamus under Section 273.061 of the Texas Election Code, challenging the authority of the Harris County Clerk, the Honorable Chris Hollins, to remove two alternate presiding judges without concurrence of the county chair. We deny the petition. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Hightower and Countiss. 2

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