State v. Operating Contractors

MACK KIDD, Justice.

Appellant, the State of Texas, et al. (the “State”), and appellee, the Operating Contractors (the “OCs”), et al., bring cross appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding the OCs approximately $16 million in damages under the Texas and United States constitutions and approximately $7 million in attorney’s fees under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (the “UDJA”) 1 due to the State’s alleged unconstitutional repeal of a centralized automobile emissions testing program. We will reverse and render judgment that the OCs take nothing.

BACKGROUND

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