In Re China Oil and Gas Pipeline Bureau

OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

In this original proceeding, relator, China Oil and Gas Pipeline Bureau (“China Oil”), seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to vacate its orders of October 25, 2001, and January 25, 2002, denying China Oil’s Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction and Motion to Dismiss. The real parties in interest, Lisa P.H. Lin, Paul C.K. Lin, and Europamerica Originals, Inc. (“the Lins”), contend the trial court correctly denied the motion. We conditionally grant the writ.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Lins live in Austin, Texas. Mrs. Lin is the sole…