Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 v. Pablo S. Gonzales and Lucila E. Gonzales

OPINION

Opinion by Justice DORSEY.

This is a condemnation case. Cameron County Drainage District No. 5, appellant, (“the County”) appeals a jury award of $141,550.00 made to Pablo S. and Lucila E. Gonzales, representing the value of a taking done by the County. The County challenges the evidence supporting the amount of damages and contends the damages were excessive. We affirm.

The County acquired 8.287 acres of a larger tract of land owned by the Gon-zaleses by exercising its right of eminent domain through condemnation proceedings. A jury was asked to place a value on the taking effected by…