State v. City of Denton

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This action was brought by the State of Texas on behalf of North Texas State University against the City of Denton to secure the closing and abandoning, by eminent domain or otherwise, of two blocks of Prairie Street and two blocks of Avenue D, both public streets within the corporate limits of the City of Denton. The trial court granted the City’s Motion for Summary Judgment and held that the City of Denton, Texas, a Home Rule City under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, has as a matter of law, exclusive dominion and control over the public streets of…