Texas Parks & Wildlife Department;  Andrew Sansom, former Executive Director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, in his official capacity;  Carter Smith, present Executive Director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, in his official capacity, Appellants v. Milburn Dearing, Kenneth Head, Mike Warren, Ronnie L. Ainsworth, Alton E. Anderson, Wayne Armstrong, Ronnie Aston, Stephen Backor, Edgar D. Baker, Kenneth L. Baker, Stephen A. Barbour, William H. Bearden, Larry N. Benge, Ronald M. Bennett, Ralph E. Bishop, Winston E. Bishop, William D. Blackburn, Michael W. Bradshaw, Ronald Brooks, Garland W. Burney, Andy G. Carr, Jack H. Chancey, Tommy H. Charbula, Jerry Chilton, Bobby D. Colston, Larry H. Cranford, Billy A. Dodd, Gordon K. Eckert, Raymond D. Evans, Bobby Fenton, Bobby R. Ferguson, Keith R. Foltermann, William Francis, Faustino S. Garcia, Charles Gluck, Bobby L. Goff, John D. Gould, David E. Greene, Larry H. Griffin, Robert L. Hall, Kenneth N. Hand, Jerry D. Hearn, William J. Hiles, Gary W. Hobbs, Jerome S. Hohman, Gary M. Hunt, Samuel T. Ilse, Donald W. Jackson, Nolan Brent Johnson, August J. Kaderka, Johnny C. Karstedt, Steven Kennedy, James Kitchens, Rodney A. Knight, Charles D. Koenig, Jackie W. Kohleffell, Ronald Kramer, Arthur L. Lawrence, John LeLeux, Ernest L. Lerma, Robert A. Levens, Frank Luna, Kenneth W. Lunsford, William W. McClendon, William McCool, Malcolm McDonald, Kirby D. McRorey, Jimmy D. Mangum, Steven Medford, Forester Mills, Ernest B. Mobley, Timothy M. Moorman, Audie D. Nelson, Kenneth D. Nevins, James E. Nixon, Jr., Robert D. Norman, Larry D. Osborne, Eliseo Padilla, David L. Pagel, Douglas B. Parker, Billy G. Patton, Mitchell L. Pawlik, David N. Perry, Michael A. Pike, Michael R. Porter, William O. Potts, Charles M. Reed, Sammy Rippey, Larry B. Rowe, Lauro Salinas, Hilda M. Sanchez, Benjie J. Smith, Jay Smith, Gustavo Sorola, Douglas Spivey, Raymond V. Stallings, Michael V. Stinson, Dennis B. Thomas, Richard E. Thomas, Danny R. Tuggle, Dennis Mike Urban, Steve R. Vail, Richard Veach, Jose Vega, Charles Vest, Danny Villalobos, Michael L. Walker, Ronny O. Ward, Malcolm Watson, Harvey Burt Williams, Velton Williams, Marvin C. Wills, Robert W. Wolford, and Pat Woodmansee, Appellees (2011)

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department;  Andrew Sansom, former Executive Director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, in his official capacity;  Carter Smith, present Executive Director of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, in his official capacity, Appellants v. Milburn Dearing, Kenneth Head, Mike Warren, Ronnie L. Ainsworth, Alton E. Anderson, Wayne Armstrong, Ronnie Aston, Stephen Backor, Edgar D. Baker, Kenneth L. Baker, Stephen A. Barbour, William H. Bearden, Larry N. Benge, Ronald M. Bennett, Ralph E. Bishop, Winston E. Bishop, William D. Blackburn, Michael W. Bradshaw, Ronald Brooks, Garland W. Burney, Andy G. Carr, Jack H. Chancey, Tommy H. Charbula, Jerry Chilton, Bobby D. Colston, Larry H. Cranford, Billy A. Dodd, Gordon K. Eckert, Raymond D. Evans, Bobby Fenton, Bobby R. Ferguson, Keith R. Foltermann, William Francis, Faustino S. Garcia, Charles Gluck, Bobby L. Goff, John D. Gould, David E. Greene, Larry H. Griffin, Robert L. Hall, Kenneth N. Hand, Jerry D. Hearn, William J. Hiles, Gary W. Hobbs, Jerome S. Hohman, Gary M. Hunt, Samuel T. Ilse, Donald W. Jackson, Nolan Brent Johnson, August J. Kaderka, Johnny C. Karstedt, Steven Kennedy, James Kitchens, Rodney A. Knight, Charles D. Koenig, Jackie W. Kohleffell, Ronald Kramer, Arthur L. Lawrence, John LeLeux, Ernest L. Lerma, Robert A. Levens, Frank Luna, Kenneth W. Lunsford, William W. McClendon, William McCool, Malcolm McDonald, Kirby D. McRorey, Jimmy D. Mangum, Steven Medford, Forester Mills, Ernest B. Mobley, Timothy M. Moorman, Audie D. Nelson, Kenneth D. Nevins, James E. Nixon, Jr., Robert D. Norman, Larry D. Osborne, Eliseo Padilla, David L. Pagel, Douglas B. Parker, Billy G. Patton, Mitchell L. Pawlik, David N. Perry, Michael A. Pike, Michael R. Porter, William O. Potts, Charles M. Reed, Sammy Rippey, Larry B. Rowe, Lauro Salinas, Hilda M. Sanchez, Benjie J. Smith, Jay Smith, Gustavo Sorola, Douglas Spivey, Raymond V. Stallings, Michael V. Stinson, Dennis B. Thomas, Richard E. Thomas, Danny R. Tuggle, Dennis Mike Urban, Steve R. Vail, Richard Veach, Jose Vega, Charles Vest, Danny Villalobos, Michael L. Walker, Ronny O. Ward, Malcolm Watson, Harvey Burt Williams, Velton Williams, Marvin C. Wills, Robert W. Wolford, and Pat Woodmansee, Appellees

NO. 03–10–00110–CV

Decided: May 20, 2011

Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton and Henson