Supreme Court of Texas

Defendant's adoption of well-permitting rules falls within the exception to the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act (PRA) for actions taken under a political subdivision's statutory authority to prevent waste or protect rights of owners of interest in groundwater, and the Authority's proposed actions on plaintiffs' permit applications constitute "enforcement of a governmental action," to which the "takings impact assessments" requirement of the PRA does not apply.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/02/2001
• Decided 02/14/2002
• Published 02/14/2002

Judges

• Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul Matthews Terrill, Vincent L. Hazen, Hazen & Terrill. P.C., E. Lee Parsley, Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP, Austin, Allan E. Parker, San Antonio, William Powers, Jr., Austin, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Darcy Alan Frownfelter, Andrew S. Miller, Hunter Wyatt Burkhalter, Kemp Smith, P.C., Austin, Mike A. Hatchell, Hatchell P.C., Tyler, for Respondent.