Texas Supreme Court Refuses To Revisit Ruling In Inverse Condemnation Dispute

(October 24, 2016, 10:23 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Oct. 21 denied a motion to rehear its finding that homeowners in the upper White Oak Bayou watershed area of Texas have demonstrated that a fact question exists as to whether government entities were substantially certain that their actions in approving new upstream development without properly mitigating it would cause the homes to flood, according to its orders pronounced list (Harris County Flood Control District and Harris County, Texas v. Edward A. and Norma Kerr, et al., No. 13-0303, Texas Sup.)....

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