HLAVINKA v. HSC PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP, LLC

No. 20-0567.

650 S.W.3d 483 (2022)

Terrance J. HLAVINKA, Kenneth Hlavinka, Tres Bayou Farms, LP, and Terrance Hlavinka Cattle Company, Petitioners, v. HSC PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP, LLC, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: May 27, 2022.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin Allen Hodge , Austin, Zev Lipman-Heller Kusin , Luke Joseph Ellis , Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Real Estate Advocacy & Defense Coalition (TREAD).

Courtney Cox Smith , James D. Bradbury , for Amicus Curiae Texas Farm Bureau.

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons , San Antonio, Robert Payne , for Amici Curiae Texas Wildlife Association, Texas Forestry Association.

Zachary S. Brady , Laura A.W. Pratt , Lubbock, for Amici Curiae The South Texans' Property Rights Association, South Texas Cotton and Grain Association.

Laurellen Ratliff , for Amicus Curiae Texas Realtors.

Clay M. Steely , Lauren Beck Harris , Houston, for Petitioners.

Blaire A. Knox , Nicholas P. Laurent , for Amicus Curiae Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association.

Baldemar Garcia Jr. , Laredo, for Amici Curiae Texas Grain Sorghum Association, Texas Corn Producers Association, Capital Farm Credit, ACA, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc.

Frederick D. Junkin , Houston, for Amicus Curiae Texas Oil & Gas Association.

James E. Mann , Austin, Connor Kilgallen , Marnie A. McCormick , Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Pipeline Association.

Thomas A. Zabel , Houston, John Jackson Smither , David E. Keltner , Fort Worth, Christopher B. Dove , Nancy Hahn Elliott , Houston, Harriet O'Neill , Austin, for Respondent.


Recognizing the important role that pipeline development plays in meeting our state's manufacturing and energy needs, the Legislature grants common carriers the right to condemn private property for the construction of pipelines that transport certain products.1 The Texas...

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