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Cameron County v. Tompkins

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 2013No. 13-12-00341-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice PERKES.

Ownership of land that comprises a portion of Andy Bowie Park on South Padre Island is at issue in this lawsuit. Appellant Cameron County leased the land to a third party so that a hotel could be built on it. Appellees Frank A. Tompkins, individually and as Trustee, Carolyn Tompkins Young, Perry Tompkins, and Lawrence Young1 (collectively “the Tompkinses”) sued Cameron County, Cameron County Judge Carlos H. Cascos, and Cameron County Commissioners Sophia Benavides, John Wood, David A. Garza, and Edna Tamayo (collectively “the County Officials”) in their…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. County of Cameron v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Texas a & M University System v. KoseogluTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  5. General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. John A. Lance, Debra L. Lance, F.D. Franks, and Helen Franks v. Judith and Terry Robinson, Gary and Brenda Fest, Virginia Gray, Butch Townsend and Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1Texas Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Bertha Villarreal v. Aida Guerrero Villarreal, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2023
  3. Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3 v. Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 1, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2021
  4. Lakota Energy Limited Partnership v. Merit Management Partners I, L.P. Merit Energy Partners III, L.P. And Merit Energy Company, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2016
  5. Purple Martin Land Company, LLC v. Diana Gordon Offord Winter Gordon, Jr. Joyce Stein, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2021

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