Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Bosque River Coalition

This case is a companion to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. City of Waco, 413 S.W.3d 409, 2013 WL 4493018 (Tex.2013). In that case, we concluded that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did not abuse its discretion in denying a contested case hearing to an interested party, who claimed a right to such a hearing under the Texas Water Code. As it did in City of Waco, the court of appeals concludes in this case that the interested party is entitled to a contested case hearing on a proposed amendment to an existing water-quality permit because it is an “affected person” as…