Paxton Claims Win After SCOTUS Rules 9-0 Against Him

The Texas Tribune reports:

A Texas landowner may seek compensation from the state for damages to his property east of Houston, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday. Richie DeVillier, a landowner in Chambers County, sued the state in 2020 after his land repeatedly flooded following changes Texas made to Interstate 10.

The original lawsuit argued DeVillier had a right to damages under state law and the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment, which prohibits governments from taking private property for public use without compensation.

Texas officials moved the case to federal courts, then sought to dismiss it, suggested it was not a Fifth Amendment issue. Lower courts disagreed prompting the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.

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🚨WIN: Today we secured a unanimous 9-0 win at the U.S. Supreme Court in a case protecting the ability of Texas to handle compensation disputes under State law for any allegedly taken property.

For as long as Texas has been Texas, it has recognized that property rights are… https://t.co/9XQiDzHw40

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) April 16, 2024