State v. Brownlow

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• stating that u nder Texas property law concerning easements, the owners of land subject to an easement remain the title holders of the land
• observing that an unlimited easement “carries with it all rights as are reasonably necessary for enjoyment consistent with its intended use,” but “the rights reasonably necessary for full enjoyment of an easement are limited”
• affirming appellate court's reversal of trial court's decision to grant plea to jurisdiction in takings case filed against \the State\
• affirming appellate court’s reversal of trial court’s decision to grant plea to jurisdiction in takings case filed against “the State”
• exercising rights over excavated dirt not authorized by contract constituted a taking
• \[T]he State had the right to excavate the dirt from its easement on the Brownlows' property in order to open and construct the mitigation pond—the reason for its acquisition of the easement.\

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