Barshop v. Medina County Underground Water Conservation District

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1996-08-16

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Justice ABBOTT delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. This case concerns water rights in Texas. The clash between the property rights of landowners in the water beneath their land and the right of the State to regulate water for the benefit of all is more than a century old. This case presents another chapter in this ongoing battle.…

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