State v. Holland

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ.

Appellants, the State of Texas, the Texas General Land Office, and the Texas Land Commissioner, bring this accelerated interlocutory appeal following the trial court’s denial of their plea to the jurisdiction. 1 Appellants contend that the trial court erred in denying its plea to the jurisdiction because (1) appellee, Herbert Holland, failed to adequately plead a cause of action for inverse condemnation; and (2) the State acted under color of contract, and therefore, no takings claims can be brought as a matter of law. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL…