Legal Opinion
WBD Oil & Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided January 19, 2001No. 03-97-00002-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*37J. WOODFIN JONES, Justice.
WBD Oil & Gas Company and WBD Oil & Gas Company, Inc. (collectively “WBD”) filed a declaratory judgment action challenging the validity of field rules promulgated by the Railroad Commission of Texas (“Commission”) for oil and gas fields in the Texas panhandle.1 The trial court dismissed the suit for want of jurisdiction. In a single point of error, WBD asserts several bases for jurisdiction in a Travis County district court. We will reverse the trial court’s order of dismissal.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Quick v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Key Western Life Insurance v. State Board of InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- RAILROAD COM'N OF TEXAS v. WBD Oil & GasTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. Amusement & Music Operators of Texas, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
- Coggin v. Longview Indep SchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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