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IN RE STATE

No. 10-0235.

355 S.W.3d 611 (2011)

In re STATE of Texas, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided August 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Greg W. Abbot , Attorney General of Texas, Clarence Andrew Weber , Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, Austin, David Morales , Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Kristina W. Silcocks , Asst. Attorney General, Susan Desmarals Bonnen , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, Anthony Joseph Blazi , Assistant Attorney General, Daniel T. Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, William J. "Bill" Cobb, III , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, Ruth Ruggero Hughs , Asst. Atty. General, for State of Texas.

Stephen L. Adler , Erik Lang Cardinell , Baron@Adler LLP, Douglas W. Alexander , Amy Warr, Alexander Dubose & Townsend, L.L.P., Reynolds M. Shelton , Thomas R. Phillips , Dustin Mark Howell , Baker Bots, L.L.P., Austin, for Charles Law.

Jeffrey L. Oldham , Bracewell & Guiliani LLP, Houston, for Amicus Curiae SH 130 Concession Company LLC.

Gary D. Martin , Travis County Attorney's Office, Austin, David A. Escamilla , Travis County Attorney, for Amicuc Curiae Travis County, Texas.

Don Wayne Cruse Jr. , Law Office of Don Cruse, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Farm Bureau.

Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

After the State sought to condemn a tract of land, the owners subdivided the property into eight separate parcels. The trial court then severed the case into eight different proceedings. The State contends that the severance was improper, and it seeks a writ of mandamus requiring the trial court to vacate the order. Because the severance would require eight trials where only one is appropriate, and because...

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