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ACKER v. TEXAS WATER COM'N

No. C-9031.

790 S.W.2d 299 (1990)

Charles M. ACKER Petitioner, v. TEXAS WATER COMMISSION Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled June 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Bruce Bennett, Jeffery L. Hart, Austin, for petitioner.

Linda B. Secord, Austin, for respondent.

OPINION

DOGGETT, Justice.

The vital issue in this case is whether the decisionmaking of a state agency in a contested administrative case should be done openly or secretly. We believe the law requires openness.

Charles M. Acker received a favorable recommendation from the hearings examiner at the Texas Water Commission on a requested permit for a wastewater treatment plant. Thereafter, during a recess...

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