City of El Paso v. Joseph C. Pickett

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS CITY OF EL PASO, § No. 08-21-00147-CV Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 384th Judicial District Court JOSEPH C. PICKETT, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 2020DCV3514) OPINION Appellee Joseph C. Pickett petitioned for monetary and declaratory relief regarding a proposed increase in the “Environmental Franchise Fee” (the Fee), collected by the City from customers of El Paso Water. 1 The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction, which the trial court denied. In two issues on appeal, the City challenges Pickett’s standing to file…