Texas Attorney General Opinion. Ground Water Districts Amending Use Permits?

Texas Attorney General Opinion Request: RQ-0217-KP

Requestor: Tracy O. King

The impetus for the opinion request: The Texas Supreme Court ruling in Guitar Holding Co., L.P. v. Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District that Chairman King believes “prohibits groundwater conservation districts from amending historic or existing use permits to authorize a different use while retaining the historic use protections”

The 2 questions the Attorney General Office shall answer:  

1) Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Guitar Holding, can a “historic or existing use” permit be amended to change the purpose of use or place of use?

2) Is it permissible to amend a permit for “historic or existing use” to authorize a different purpose of use or place of use but remove the historic use protections for the portion of the permit authorizing a different purpose of use or place of use?

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