Legal Opinion

Webster v. Texas Water Rights Commission

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 22, 1975No. 12216PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

Appellant 1 brought suit in the district court of Travis County under Section 6.101 of the Texas Water Code, V.T.C.A., to set aside an order of the Texas Water Rights Commission granting appellees 2 a permit to appropriate State water in Sommerville and Hood counties by the construction of a dam and reservoir on Squaw Creek in the Brazos River watershed.

After trial to the court, judgment was rendered upholding the order. We affirm this judgment.

Appellant’s first point of error, which we overrule, is the error of the court in failing to hold that the order of the Texas…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gulf Land Co. v. Atlantic Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Railroad Commission of Texas v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Trapp v. Shell Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Shupee v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  5. City of San Antonio v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Laswell v. Houston Citizens Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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