IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

No. 06-0952

IN RE EDUARDO "WALO" GRACIA BAZAN

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

ORDERED:

1. Relator's motion for immediate temporary relief, filed November 2, 2006, is granted. The following orders signed on August 4, 2006 and issued in Cause No. CR-0640-06-A, styled The State of Texas v. Eduardo Gracia Bazan, in the 92nd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, are stayed pending further order of this Court: 1) order removing relator from his elected office and 2) order suspending relator from his elected office pending appeal of his conviction. 2. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.

Done at the City of Austin, this November 30, 2006. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk