SUNSET TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. TX DOT

No. 03-14-00385-CV.

557 S.W.3d 50 (2017)

SUNSET TRANSPORTATION, INC. and MEL Transport, Inc. d/b/a Magnum Transportation, Inc., Appellants v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; James M. Bass, in his Official Capacity as Director of Texas Department of Transportation; Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; and Whitney Brewster, in her Official Capacity as Director of Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Filed: April 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent J. Lisenby , for Sunset Transportation, Inc., MEL Transport, Inc. d/b/a Magnum Transportation, Inc.

Amy Kovar Owens , for the Texas Department of Transportation, James M. Bass , in his Official Capacity as Director of Texas Department of Transportation, Whitney Brewster, in her Official Capacity as Director of Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Bourland.


OPINION

Federal law requires interstate motor carriers to annually register and pay fees through what is known as the "Unified Carrier Registration" process. Texas law also imposes certain registration, fee, and financial-responsibility requirements on motor carriers as a prerequisite...

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