Legal Opinion
City of Houston, Texas v. the Commons at Lake Houston, Ltd.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided October 15, 2019No. 14-18-00664-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and Rendered and Opinion filed October 15, 2019. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-18-00664-CV CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, Appellant V. THE COMMONS AT LAKE HOUSTON, LTD., Appellee On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 1 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1109638 OPINION The Commons at Lake Houston, Ltd. sued the City of Houston for inverse condemnation and a declaratory judgment regarding a newly amended ordinance that regulates development in the 500-year floodplain. The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction, contending that The Commons’ claims were not ripe.…
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