Trinity River Authority of Texas v. Chain

PARKER, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation case arising from the construction of the Lake Livingston Reservoir by Trinity River Authority of Texas. The property sought to be condemned by the pleadings consisted of fee simple title in and to 280.64 acres of land, save and except therefrom all oil, gas and other fluid or gaseous minerals in, under, and that may be produced from said land, together with the right of ingress or egress for the purposes of exploring, drilling, developing, and producing the same, subject and subordinate, however, to the right of plaintiff to construct, maintain…