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Lawsuit Against Texas Resources Commission Allowed
Author(s) -
Stiegler Mayo H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb09425.x
Subject(s) - lawsuit , commission , doctrine , sovereign immunity , law , state (computer science) , natural resource , sovereignty , political science , business , computer science , supreme court , algorithm , politics
Under the doctrine of sovereign immunity, a state is immune from suit. However, because of a Texas law that allowed citizens to file suit because of the inaction of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), this doctrine did not bar a landowner's action against TNRCC.