HARRIS CTY TOLL RD. AUTH. v. Southwestern Bell Tel., LP

263 S.W.3d 48 (2006)

HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY and Harris County, Appellants,

v.

SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE, L.P. d/b/a SBC Texas, Appellee.

No. 01-05-00668-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

September 14, 2006.

Bruce Powers, Houston, TX, for Appellants.

Elizabeth K. Ferrell, SBC TEXAS, Jon David Hensarling, Bellaire, TX, Amy Douthitt Maddux, Jonathan B. Smith, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, HIGLEY, and BLAND.

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In this case, we decide whether a telecommunications company or the county government must…