Sabine Offshore Service, Inc. v. City of Port Arthur

This is a mandamus action brought by Sabine Offshore Service, Inc. to compel the officials of the City of Port Arthur to vacate a water rationing program in the Sabine Pass area. The trial court denied the relief and the Beaumont Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. 582 S.W.2d 477. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and remand the case to the trial court for a new trial.

Port Arthur, pursuant to article 1182a, annexed adjacent land which included the Sabine Pass area on May 15, 1978. Also, in accordance with article 1182c, it assumed control of…