Legal Opinion
in Re: Tarrant Regional Water District, a Water Control and Improvement District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 11, 2015No. 12-14-00329-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice
Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s order refusing' to appoint special commissioners during the administrative phase of its condemnation proceeding in Henderson County. 1 We conditionally grant the petition.
Background
TRWD filed a petition in condemnation, by which it sought to acquire by eminent domain 7.820 acres of the Lazy W District No. 1 as a permanent easement for a water pipeline. Lazy W filed a plea to the jurisdiction, asserting that governmental immunity bars TRWD’s…
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