Landowners Appeal “Party Stutus”

Landowners in Bastrop and Lee counties who were recently denied the right to be heard in a contested case hearing are appealing the decision.  


The landowners had sought “party status” in the End Op contested case hearing being held before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). This administrative decision has broad, significant implications throughout Texas for landowners wanting to protect the groundwater in place beneath their lands. Click here for decision