City of Seabrook v. Port of Houston Authority

I respectfully dissent. I would reverse the order denying the plea to the jurisdiction of appellant, the City of Seabrook (“the City”), and render judgment that the City’s jurisdictional plea be granted and that the underlying condemnation proceedings brought by the Port of Houston Authority (“the Port”) against American Acryl NA, L.L.C. and American Acryl L.P. (together, “American”) be dismissed.

Construction of Water Code in Section 62.106(d)

A. The Issue

This case turns on whether a navigation district’s compliance with Water Code section 62.106(d)1 — which provides that “[n]o right of way…