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HIDALGO WATER IMPR. v. HIDALGO IRR.

No. 21-0507.

669 S.W.3d 178 (2023)

HIDALGO COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3, Petitioner, v. HIDALGO COUNTY IRRIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: May 19, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Atchley II , Lee F. Christie , Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae Tarrant Regional Water District.

Thomas A. Zabel , Houston, for Amici Curiae Texas Oil & Gas Association, Texas Pipeline Association.

Randolph K. Whittington , Warren Bradley "Brad" Anderson , Jennifer Caughey , Houston, Frank Edward Weathered , Corpus Christi, Danica Lynn Milios , Austin, for Petitioner.

Meredith Helle , J. Joseph Vale Jr. , Daniel G. Gurwitz , McAllen, for Respondent.

Augustus Campbell , for Amicus Curiae Association of Water Board Directors — Texas.

Frederick D. Junkin , Houston, Ellen Austin Vecchio , for Amici Curiae North Fort Bend Water Authority, Central Harris County Regional Water Authority, West Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Stacey Steinbach , for Amicus Curiae Texas Water Conservation Association.

David Oliveros , San Antonio, Jerrick Robbins , Ramon Alejandro Molina , for Amicus Curiae Ross Molina Oliveros, P.C.

Marianne Landers Banks , Georgetown, Laura Francis Mueller , David James Tuckfield , for Amicus Curiae City of Dripping Springs.

Jonathan Griffin Brush , Kyle Stone , for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund.

Jason Everett Boatright , Dallas, for Amicus Curiae Johnson County Special Utility District.

Gregory Kerr , Weslaco, Paola Renne Guerrero , Ivan Fernando Perez , Weslaco, for Amicus Curiae Hidalgo Country Drainage District No. 1.

Soledad Maria Valenciano , James Kenneth Spivey , for Amicus Curiae Spivey Valenciano, PLLC.

In this eminent-domain proceeding brought by one political subdivision against another, the principal issue is whether governmental immunity bars such a proceeding. The court of appeals held that the condemnee entity is immune from suit and affirmed...

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