Larry Koch, Inc. v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

POWERS, Justice.

Larry Koch appeals from a trial-court judgment that dismisses, for want of subject-matter jurisdiction, his actions against the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC). We will reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.

THE CONTROVERSY

We will summarize the allegations in Koch’s petition and accept them as true for the purpose of testing the trial court’s subject-matter jurisdiction. See Bernard Hanyard Enters. v. McBeath, 663 S.W.2d 639, 642 (Tex.App.—Austin 1983, writ ref d n.r.e.).

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