Opinion issued October 30, 2003
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
NO. 01-03-00205-CV
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CITIES OF FRIENDSWOOD, LEAGUE CITY,
AND DICKINSON, TEXAS, Appellants
V.
SANDRA ADAIR, RUTH AUBUCHON, ROY BAILEY, STEVEN AND
LYNETTE BAKER, CARL BARNETT, JAMES BARNETT, SR., JANICE
AND JOSEPH BARNETT, NATHAN AND LAURA BARNETT, NEIL G.
BARON, EDWARD AND MARTHA BARTHOLMEY, JOHN AND GERRY
BARTLETT, WAYNE AND JANET BAZEMORE, JANET L. BECICH,
DONALD BENARD, JIMMY AND ROXIE BERRY, GLADYS BIMAGE,
KATRINA BIMAGE, JIMMY RAY BISHOP, SR., DEBORAH AND
DANIEL BLY, DENNIS AND MARIA BOATRIGHT, LEO BOOKMAN,
THEOPHILUS AND JACQUELYN BOYCE, LOIS BRADLEY, LUNA
BRADLEY, JOSEPHINE BRAGGS, BRAD AND CELIA BRAHM, PENCIE
BREWINGTON, ODELL BROOM, EMILY BROWN, JOHN AND
MARTHA BURMESTER, DON AND MILLICENT BURNS, JACQULYN
CAGE, SCOTT AND MELINDA CAMPBELL, RICKY A. CAPPEL, JOHN
AND O. LYDIA CASTILLO, LEOPOLDO AND DIANNA CASTILLO, JOE
AND SYLVIA CERDA, PAMELA CHARLES, SIGRID CLARK, JAMES
COKER, THOMAS CONES, BARBARA WHITE COOPER, ODELL AND
BOBBIE COOPER, RAYMOND AND EDITH COX, FELICIANO AND
TEODORA CRUZ, ELEFTERIOS AND VELDA CUCLIS, SALLY AND
DON CUMMINGS, VERLENE CUMMINGS, ROBIN CUNNINGHAM,
LINDA CURL, AGATHA CURRIE, DAVID DADY, EVERETT AND MARY
DARDEN, ANITRA DAVIDSON, DARRELL AND ANITA DAVIS, COY A.
DEAN, AVA LEE DEATS, ALLEN AND LILLIAN DENNEY, DON AND
SUZANNE DENSON, MIKE AND NITA DUFFEY, RICHARD AND
LILLIAN EASLEY, JOHN AND AGNES ECK, RAYMOND EDWARD,
DEAN AND CAROL ENDSLEY, LOUISE K. EVANS, LARESA EVANS,
BRETT FARMER, CHARLES AND ROSALIND FARMER, PEGGY
JOYCE FARMER, GLORIA M. AND THOMAS T. FISHER, JAMES AND
MERIDETH FISHER, ESTATE OF JOAN FOX, JOHN FRAZIER, RALPH
FRAZIER, OLA FREEMAN, SHERMAN GENTRY, DANIEL AND MARY
GOAN, EDWARD GOFFNEY, GEORGE AND IRENE GOFFNEY, SR.,
GERALD GOFFNEY, ARMANDO AND BEA GONZALES, GREATER
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, JAMES AND SUSAN
GREEN, DAVID AND MARY GUERRA, HAMILTON GUYTON, JR.,
KEITH AND JANICE GUYTON, JOSEPH AND JOANN HAGLER,
RHONDA HALILI, GLADYS HALL, GLADYS E. HALL, JAMES AND
WILMA HALL, PAULA HARRIS, RONALD AND JANIE HARTIS, PERRY
HATCH, LOIS HEIGHT, DOROTHY HENDERSON ESTATE, RAYMOND
AND JANET HENRIKSEN, AUDREY J. HILL, CORLISS HILL, DELMA
HILL, AARON L. AND JOYCE HOBBS, THELMA HOBBS, FRANCES
HODGE, MILTON AND FAY HOGG, DARLENE HOLMES, BEATRICE
HUFSTETLER, CAROL INA, STAFFON ISAAC, KIRK A. JACKSON,
WALTER E. JACKSON, JAMES AND FRANCINE JACKS, MARIE
JAMISON, JOHN M. JEFFORDS, KATHERINE JEFFERSON, JAMES
AND BRENDA JENKINS, OLIVER JENKINS, OTIS JENKINS, PONCE DE
LEON JENKINS, RONALD C. JENKINS, THELMA JENKINS,
MALCOLM AND LOIS JENNINGS, JOHN D. AND LILLIE D. JOHNSON,
JOYCE JOHNSON, VAN JOHNSON, JOHN P. AND SUSANNE R.
JOHNSTON, FORESTINE JONES, GENEVA JONES, JOE L. JONES,
LINDA G. JONES, MAXINE JONES, RETHA HOBBS KING, GARY AND
LINDA KIRKLAND, KAREN KLOCK, RUSSEL AND MARILYN KNAPP,
SCOTT AND LANA KOERBER, TOM AND ELIZABETH KWARTENG-AMANING, SOPHIA LAMB, ALCIDE AND PEARL LEE, LANEY AND
JOHNNIE LEE, MAVIS N. LEE, JAMES LITTLE, MYRTLE LEE LITTLE,
VIRGIL LITTLE, SR., CHERYL ANNE LITTON, DORIS LOVINGS,
CHARLES AND MILDRED LYMUEL, TERI LYMUEL, JACK C.
MADDOX, DENNIS AND CARLA MALONE, BETH MARTIN, STELLA
MARTIN, MORRIS AND MARY MASON, REBECCA J. MASON,
ROBERT AND