Texas Water Commission v. Dellana

Today we consider a petition for writ of mandamus arising out of proceedings pending before two tribunals, one administrative and one judicial. 1 Both proceedings concern the application by Hunter Industrial Facilities to the Texas Water Commission for permission to receive, process, and store hazardous and nonhazardous waste in this state. The judicial proceeding began in November of 1991, when Hunter filed a lawsuit in district court complaining of the Commission’s delay in processing the application. On January 6, 1993, the Commission voted in open meeting to deny Hunter’s application, and…