Supreme Court rules landowners can sue Texas over highway expansion that flooded, damaged property

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The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled in favor of a Texas rancher and other landowners who say the state flooded their properties, allowing them to sue the state for compensation for their damaged buildings, animals and crops.

Supreme Court rules landowners can sue Texas over highway expansion that flooded, damaged property

Texas landowners brought the legal battle in two counties outside Houston, who say a state highway extension intentionally flooded their property, damaging buildings, crops and equipment. What’s worse, they say, the state didn’t compensate them for “taking” their land. However, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas can’t be sued in federal court for the takings, prompting the property owners to take their case to the high court.

 

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