Mealey's (November 6, 2019, 1:28 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A Texas appeals panel on Nov. 5 vacated a trial court’s ruling dismissing a suit brought by Harris County and the state against the owners of a dry cleaner and the owner of the building it leases, holding that they have standing to pursue claims for civil penalties and monetary relief under the Texas Water Code because they are not preempted by the Dry Cleaner Remediation Program (Harris County, Texas, et al. v. S.K. and Brothers Inc., et al., No. 14-17-00984-CV, Texas App., 14th Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 9668)....