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Get to the Merits: Texas High Court Slaps Parties for Years of Litigation

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Texas Supreme Court Notes Parties’ Years of Taxpayer Funded Litigation | Texas Lawyer
















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Texas Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby. Credit: SCOTx video archives.

The opinion also echoed comments the justices made during oral argument about the seven years wasted.

April 12, 2024 at 02:59 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • Cities contracted to pay a river authority for water can’t dismiss its claims for nonpayment because of a pre-suit mediation clause.
  • The Texas Supreme Court ruling affects the cities of Conroe and Magnolia in their seven-year dispute with the San Jacinto River Authority.
  • The court criticized the parties for litigating procedural and jurisdictional issues for years without getting to the merits.

The Texas Supreme Court drowned a sovereign-immunity defense that came in a water rights dispute between two cities and a river authority—and in so doing, expressed its displeasure with their legal strategies.

The opinion in San Jacinto River Authority v. City of Conroe and City of Magnolia came down in the river authority’s favor, but the opinion also echoed comments the justices made during the January oral argument about the seven years wasted.

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