Presidio Bridge Co. v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Presidio Bridge Company seeks to set aside a take-nothing summary judgment rendered by the district court of Travis County.

Acting under a federal permit, appellee Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation (Highway Department) let a contract to build approximately half of a bridge which connects Presidio, Texas with Ojinaga, Mexico. The Mexican government built the other half. Appellant (the Company) filed suit claiming that the Highway Department’s actions violated the Company’s statutory and constitutional rights. The district court rendered…