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GENERAL LAND OFFICE OF THE STATE OF TEX. v. OXY U.S.A., INC.

No. C-9289.

789 S.W.2d 569 (1990)

The GENERAL LAND OFFICE OF the STATE of TEXAS and its Commissioner, Garry Mauro, Appellants, v. OXY U.S.A., INC., f/k/a Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp., f/k/a Oxy Petroleum, Inc., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Manuel Rangel, Austin, for appellants.

Robert D. Jenkins, Kent E. Westmoreland, Houston, Edward D. Burback, Austin, for appellee.

OPINION

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

The question which this court must decide is whether this direct appeal should be dismissed because the controversy upon which the appeal is based has been rendered moot. We hold that it is, and grant OXY U.S.A., Inc.'s (OXY) motion to dismiss the cause.

This dispute began when OXY filed suit seeking to enjoin the General Land Office (GLO) from conducting hearings regarding OXY's rights under certain oil and gas leases...

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