An order was issued from Judge Jack in The Aransas Project v. Bryan Shaw (the whooping crane lawsuit) granting TCC’s Motion to Intervene and denying all other Motions to Intervene (Union Carbide, Texas Farm Bureau/American Farm Bureau, San Antonio Water System and CPS Energy). Judge Jack also denied a Motion to Intervene filed by the San Antonio River Authority.
As the case stood a few weeks ago, Judge Jack has only allowed TCC and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) to intervene in the case on behalf of the defendants TCEQ. In her 28-page order, the Judge determined that TCC met all four requirements for intervention (timeliness, interest, impairment and adequate representation). In denying all other parties’ motions, she concluded that by allowing TCC’s intervention in the case, the interests of all other private water consumers will be adequately represented.