Stanley Bacon, Jr. v. Texas Historical Commission

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• holding that virtually identical statute in Texas Natural Resources Code did not waive the Commission’s sovereign immunity
• holding that virtually identical statute did not waive Commission’s sovereign immunity
• noting that Bacon “has not complained of any [Commission] conduct that would exceed its statutory authority”
• noting that “the Legislature, not the Judiciary, is best suited to make [certain] policy-laden judgments”
• emphasizing that Legislature is “gatekeeper” controlling when and how sovereign immunity is waived
• emphasizing that Legislature is \gatekeeper\ controlling when and how sovereign immunity is waived

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