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Tex. Water Code § 5.357 (2026)

Law Suits; Citation

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Sec. 5.357. LAW SUITS; CITATION. Law suits filed by and against the commission or executive director shall be in the name of the commission. In suits against the commission or executive director, citation may be served on the executive director.

Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

SUBCHAPTER J. CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 2000–2010 · leading case: Sierra Club v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n, 26 S.W.3d 684 (Tex. App. 2000).
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Sierra Club v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n, 26 S.W.3d 684 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “032; Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (West 2000).”
Poplin v. Amerisure Mut. Ins. Co., 321 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “321 (e) (Vernon 2010) (involving petition for judicial review under Solid Waste Disposal Act and requiring service of citation); Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (Vernon 2008) (requiring service with cita *914 tion in suits against agency).”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality v. Kelsoe, 286 S.W.3d 91 (Tex. App. 2009). “A suit against TCEQ or its executive director "shall be brought in the name of the commission,” Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (West 2008), thus a suit against the executive director is a suit against TCEQ.”
Com'n on Env't Quality v. Kelsoe, 286 S.W.3d 91 (Tex. App. 2009). “[3] A suit against TCEQ or its executive director "shall be brought in the name of the commission," Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (West 2008), thus a suit against the executive director is a suit against TCEQ.”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, Mark R. Vickery, Exec. Dir., Concerned Citizens for Red River Cnty. & Edwin R. Stephenson// Edwin B. Kelsoe v. Edwin B. Kelsoe// Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, Mark R. Vickery, Exec. Dir., Concerned Citizens for Red River Cnty., & Edwin R. Stephenson (Tex. App. 2009). “A suit against TCEQ or its executive director "shall be brought in the name of the commission," Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (West 2008), thus a suit against the executive director is a suit against TCEQ.”
Cities of Dickinson, Friendswood, La Marque, League City, Lewisville & Texas City v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas & Texas-New Mexico Power Co. (Tex. App. 2009). “3 A suit against TCEQ or its executive director “shall be brought in the name of the commission,” Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (West 2008), thus a suit against the executive director is a suit against TCEQ.”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, Mark R. Vickery, Exec. Dir., Concerned Citizens for Red River Cnty. & Edwin R. Stephenson// Edwin B. Kelsoe v. Edwin B. Kelsoe// Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, Mark R. Vickery, Exec. Dir., Concerned Citizens for Red River Cnty., & Edwin R. Stephenson (Tex. App. 2009). “A suit against TCEQ or its executive director "shall be brought in the name of the commission," Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.357 (West 2008), thus a suit against the executive director is a suit against TCEQ.”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, Mark R. Vickery, Exec. Dir., Concerned Citizens for Red River Cnty. & Edwin R. Stephenson// Edwin B. Kelsoe v. Edwin B. Kelsoe// Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, Mark R. Vickery, Exec. Dir., Concerned Citizens for Red River Cnty., & Edwin R. Stephenson (Tex. App. 2009). “However, Kelsoe sought to overturn the executive director’s determination of administrative incompleteness, the return of the application, and TCEQ’s refusal 3 A suit against TCEQ or its executive director “shall be brought in the name of the commission,” Tex. Water Code Ann. §…”
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