SB 573 significantly restores the property rights of landowners whose property became subject to a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CNN) without consent and maintains the ability for CCN holders to be properly compensated during decertification for improvements made to provide water utilities.
Property Rights
Michael Petrick v. City of Austin
Date Filed: July 27, 2026 Original Court: Western District of Texas, Austin Division Case Status: Active Litigation Case Summary: In August 2025, Michael Petrick purchased a home on a 0.28-acre lot in Austin, Texas, in preparation for the birth of his first child. The property contained three overgrown trees. One tree was splitting and posed...
July 27, 2026