Hearts Bluff Game Ranch, Inc., Petitioner v. the State of Texas and the Texas Water Development Board, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court’s dismissal of Hearts Bluff Game Ranch’s takings claim, holding that the State of Texas could not be liable for a regulatory taking based on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ denial of a federal mitigation‑banking permit because the State lacked authority to grant or deny that permit. The Court also found no direct governmental restriction, no bad‑faith conduct, and therefore no subject‑matter jurisdiction.