State v. Sledge

OPINION

LESLIE BROCK YATES, Justice.

The State of Texas appeals from a default judgment in a cross-action severed from a statutory condemnation ease. The State raises twelve points of error. We reverse and remand.

Factual and Procedural Background

The State sought to condemn land to be used as a disposal site for dredge material collected from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. In their original petition for condemnation, the State sought 16.451 acres of land, described as a “4 acre tract of land, together with accretions.” This description of the land remained the same in their second amended…