Sabine Offshore Service, Inc. v. City of Port Arthur

DIES, Chief Justice.

On May 15,1978, the City of Port Arthur, a home rule city, annexed a certain area which included the territory comprising the Jefferson County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1. Thereafter Port Arthur abolished the water district and assumed its assets, liabilities, and responsibilities. One of its water customers in the Sabine Pass area is Sabine Offshore Service, Inc., a company which services offshore drillers, including selling them large amounts of water obtained from Port Arthur. The Sabine Pass area was experiencing water shortages and inadequate pressures; so, in…