Legal Opinion

Phil Wilson, in His Official Capacity as General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority And Timothy Timmerman Thomas Michael Martine J. Scott Arbuckle Steve K. Balas Lori A. Berger Joseph M. Crane Pamela Jo Ellison John M. Franklin v. New Braunfels Utilities

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 22, 2016No. 03-16-00077-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Melissa Goodwin, Justice

The general manager and members of the board of directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA Officials) appeal the trial court’s order denying their plea to the jurisdiction based on governmental immunity that challenged New Braunfels Utilities’s (NBU) pleadings. Because we conclude that NBU’s pleadings affirmatively demonstrate the trial court’s jurisdiction, we affirm the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

In September 2015, NBU filed suit against LCRA and the LCRA Officials concerning certain water rights on the Co-mal River, seeking: (1) judgment for…

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