Texas Department of Transportation v. Sunset Transportation, Inc.

Decided January 13, 2012. Bob Pemberton wrote the opinion for the court.

357 S.W.3d 691 · Cited 79 times

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• Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda · 133 S.W.3d 217
• Creedmoor-Maha Water Supply Corp. v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · 307 S.W.3d 505
• Bland Independent School District v. Blue · 34 S.W.3d 547
• The City of El Paso v. Lilli M. Heinrich · 284 S.W.3d 366
• Hendee v. Dewhurst · 228 S.W.3d 354
• Combs v. Entertainment Publications, Inc. · 292 S.W.3d 712
• Texas Department of Public Safety v. Salazar · 304 S.W.3d 896
• Texas Logos, L.P. v. Texas Department of Transportation · 241 S.W.3d 105
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. Amusement & Music Operators of Texas, Inc. · 997 S.W.2d 651
• Combs v. City of Webster · 311 S.W.3d 85
• Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Vista Community Medical Center, LLP · 275 S.W.3d 538
• Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control Board · 852 S.W.2d 440
• Texas Lottery Commission v. First State Bank of DeQueen · 325 S.W.3d 628
• Texas Municipal Power Agency v. Public Utility Commission of Texas · 253 S.W.3d 184
• Strayhorn v. Raytheon E-Systems, Inc. · 101 S.W.3d 558
• Young Chevrolet, Inc. v. Texas Motor Vehicle Board · 974 S.W.2d 906
• City of White Settlement v. Super Wash, Inc. · 198 S.W.3d 770
• El Paso Hospital District v. Texas Health & Human Services Commission · 247 S.W.3d 709
• Ben Robinson Co. v. Texas Workers' Compensation Commission · 934 S.W.2d 149

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• Southwest Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. v. Texas Health & Human Services Commission · 408 S.W.3d 549
• Kilgore Independent School District v. Darlene Axberg, John Claude Axberg, Sheila Anderson, and the State of Texas · 535 S.W.3d 21
• Slay v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · 351 S.W.3d 532
• Kidd v. Texas Public Utility Commission · 481 S.W.3d 388
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