State Supreme Court / Tex.

State Ex Rel. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. Gonzalez

Decided June 27, 2002. James A. Baker wrote the opinion for the court.

82 S.W.3d 322 · Cited 388 times

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Mayhew v. Town of Sunnyvale · 964 S.W.2d 922
City of Garland v. Dallas Morning News · 22 S.W.3d 351
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El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Minco Oil & Gas, Inc. · 8 S.W.3d 309
American Home Products Corp. v. Clark · 38 S.W.3d 92
Sparkman v. Maxwell · 519 S.W.2d 852
Tomlinson v. Jones · 677 S.W.2d 490
Hause v. Commonwealth · 83 S.W.3d 1
Martinez v. City of Lubbock · 993 S.W.2d 882

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