Schero v. Texas Department of Water Resources

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final decree of the trial court which affirmed and incorporated into the judgment a Final Determination made by the Texas Water Rights Commission (hereinafter called “Commission”.) The appeal is brought by Joe Schero, who as exceptor in the trial court below had challenged the final Determination of the Commission insofar as it affected his rights as landowner.

As we understand the record, Appellant’s land in controversy is located in ten separate surveys, the title to eight of which surveys passed out of the State of Texas prior to July 1, 1895,…