City of San Antonio v. TPLP OFFICE PARK PROPERTIES, LTD.

OPINION

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

This appeal arises from a land use case. The City of San Antonio (City), appellant in this case, took steps to close a private driveway which connects a public street in a business park to a public street in a residential neighborhood. Appellees TPLP Office Park Properties, Ltd. (Office Park) and MSDW Southwest Partners, L.L.P. (MSDW) filed suit to contest the validity of the City’s action, arguing it was an invalid exercise of the City’s police power and that closing the driveway would result in a regulatory taking of their property. Following a bench trial,…