General Land Office of the State of Texas v. FWS

ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20155
No(s). 1:17-cv-00538-SS (W.D. Tex. Nov 30, 2017) (Sparks, J.)

A district court held that the state of Texas cannot challenge the listing of the golden-cheeked warbler as endangered under the ESA. The state brought a lawsuit against FWS alleging that the agency unlawfully dismissed a petition to delist the golden-cheeked warbler. The petition provided evidence ...