Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District No. 3 v. Texas Water Rights Commission

SHANNON, Justice.

This appeal involves the construction of Art. 7519a(2) and Art. 7477, Section 8(b) and (c). 1 The principal question concerns the power of The Texas Water Rights Commission, 2 under these statutes, to do other than to cancel a certified filing for nonuse or non-beneficial use. The District Court of Travis County construed the statutes as authorizing the Commission “to exercise its sound discretion” to adjudicate (“to evaluate and clarify”) “. . . previously undefined certified filings and other rights in terms of their priority, use, quantities and limitation . . . ”

Appellant,…