Wednesday morning, a visiting judge granted the order following a filing from a pair of program supporters. The city was due to turn off its cameras by noon Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, the city council canvassed the votes from the November 3 election, one which saw 52 percent of voters choose to end the city's program.

The citizens who filed for the order claim the election should not have taken place in the first place due to language in the charter.

"My concern is when we have the election and if we vote to remove red light cameras from the community then American Traffic Solutions or anyone else would have the door open to file a lawsuit saying that the city of College Station referred to it many times as a referendum. And that would un-do the election," Jim Ash told News Three in August.

Prophetic words from the man who helped bring the red light camera vote to College Station. It was just over a week ago that he and fellow red light camera opponents were celebrating after residents voted to end the program.

"It's our contention that the election is invalid," said Roger Gordon.

Gordon represents John Hemrick and Gary Ives, the two College Station residents who filed suit against the city. They contend that Ash's petition was a referendum to repeal an existing law, rather than an initiative to create a new ordinance.

"Under the city charter you've got 20 days after an ordinance is passed to bring this matter to your city council and get it before the voters," said Gordon.

According to Gordon, the petition to put the red light camera issue on the ballot was submitted 609 days after the deadline.

At Wednesday's hearing the visiting judge asked city representatives if they thought the red light camera petition was a referendum or an initiative.

College Station Attorney Harvey Cargill said "We are on the record as questioning what this is." He added they're looking to the court to make the decision.

The hearing is set for Friday, November 20th at 1 p.m.

If the judge determines the red light camera petition was a referendum, the election results will be overturned. If she rules it was an initiative, the results will stand and the red light cameras will come down.

The following is a statement from College Station City Manager, Glenn Brown.

"We respect Judge Stovall’s decision to grant the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order and will look to her for a decision about the validity of the Nov. 3 election results."

"However, should the judge rule that the election is invalid and that the red-light cameras should stay, I will recommend to the College Station City Council that we immediately inform American Traffic Solutions that we are giving them the required 60-day notice that we are canceling our contract and the cameras will be turned off."