· 8/12/2004
Save Our Springs Alliance v. City of Austin
Citations
- 149 S.W.3d 674
- 2004 WL 962864
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- referring to chapter 245 as containing a \grandfather clause\ that protects owners from changes in laws that occur during the pendency of a development project
- referring to chapter 245 as containing a \grandfather clause\ that protects owners from changes in laws that occur during the pendency of a development project
- “A case is not ripe when its resolution depends on contingent or hypothetical facts, or upon events that have not yet come to pass.”
- “Because a finding that' a claim is not ripe results in dismissal without prejudice, the judgment here does not prevent appellants from litigating the merits of their claims in the future”
- citizens can challenge governmental failure to protect land-use commitments
- citizens may challenge governmental breach of land-use commitments
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Judges: Law, Patterson, Puryear
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