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CANYON REG. WATER AUTHORITY v. GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY

No. 06-0873.

258 S.W.3d 613 (2008)

CANYON REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided: May 16, 2008.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Coleman, Marc S. Tabolsky, Yetter & Warden, L.L.P., Mike A. Hatchell, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP, Paul M. Terrill III, Hazen & Terrill, P.C., Austin, TX, David W. Ross, Law Offices of Ralph Brown, Dennis K. Drake, Attorney at Law, Ralph Brown, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner.

David P. Blanke, Molly Cagle, Tanya D. Dement, Spikes Kangerga, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Roger P. Nevola, Law Offices of Roger P. Nevola, Austin, TX, James S. Frost, Kirkendall Frost & Allen, Seguin, TX, for Respondent.

Louis T. Rosenberg, Law Offices of Louis T. Rosenberg, San Antonio, TX, Lamar W. Hankins, San Marcos, TX, Lauren Jennifer Kalisek, Lloyd Gosselink Blevins Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.

Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we decide whether a state water authority properly relied on its existing easement as authority to construct a second water intake and pipeline to draw water from a lake to meet growing consumption demands. We hold that the easement did not grant rights for that construction. We next decide whether the water authority can condemn an easement for construction and operation of the second intake and pipeline...

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