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The Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District and its Commissioners appealed the denial of their plea to the jurisdiction and Rule 91a motion to dismiss. The State of Texas, representing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, sued them for allegedly exceeding their authority by leasing state waters to Sustainable Texas Oyster Resource Management, L.L.C. (STORM) for oyster cultivation. The appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part. It found an express statutory waiver of immunity for the District regarding claims of unlawful oyster possession under the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code. However, it dismissed the ultra vires claim against the District itself, clarifying such claims must target individual officials. The court upheld the ultra vires claim against the Commissioners, concluding they acted beyond their statutory authority in authorizing the lease. Furthermore, it ruled that retrospective relief in the form of restitution was permissible against the District, and the State's claim was ripe for adjudication, not merely hypothetical.
Chambers-Liberty Cntys. Navigation Dist. v. State is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District and its Commissioners appealed the denial of their plea to the jurisdiction and Rule 91a motion to dismiss. The State of Texas, representing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, sued them for allegedly exceeding their authority by leasing state waters to Sustainable Texas Oyster Resource Management, L.L.C. (STORM) for oyster cultivation. The appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part. It found an express statutory waiver of immunity for the District regarding claims of unlawful oyster possession under the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code. However, it dismissed the ultra vires claim against the District itself, clarifying such claims must target individual officials. The court upheld the ultra vires claim against the Commissioners, concluding they acted beyond their statutory authority in authorizing the lease. Furthermore, it ruled that retrospective relief in the form of restitution was permissible against the District, and the State's claim was ripe for adjudication, not merely hypothetical.
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