Lebman v. Maverick County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1

POPE, Justice.

Plaintiff, H. S. Lebman, filed suit for a declaratory judgment against Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, and sought to have assessments against his Maverick County land declared unconstitutional. The trial court denied the relief and we affirm the judgment.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 7880-109, Water District fixed an annual charge of $5.25 per acre for lands classed as irrigable in the District. Lebman has 527 acres of land classed as irrigable. Pursuant to Article 7880-147z, Section 9, the District fixed an annual charge of $2.00 per acre…