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COASTAL IND. WATER ATUTH. v. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.

No. 1773.

564 S.W.2d 389 (1978)

COASTAL INDUSTRIAL WATER AUTHORITY et al., Appellants, v. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston, (14th Dist.).

On Motion for Rehearing April 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Collie, Jr., City Atty., Fred R. Spence, Jr., Asst. City Atty., F. Russell Kendall, Michael E. Alexander, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for appellants.

Hugh R. Kelly, John C. Allen, Baker & Botts, Houston, for appellee.

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order temporarily enjoining the condemnation of an easement for public use.

The Coastal Industrial Water Authority (CIWA or appellant) is a governmental agency of the State of Texas. CIWA was created to prevent the depletion of underground water supplies, and resulting land subsidence, in Liberty, Chambers and Harris Counties. It attempts to prevent the depletion of underground water by agricultural...

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