Hays County will join a new lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kinder Morgan for violation of the Endangered Species Act in connection with the Permian Highway Pipeline.
The Hays County Commissioners Court discussed the lawsuit during executive session at Tuesday’s meeting and unanimously voted to join it as a plaintiff after reconvening in open session.
“I move to authorize general counsel to execute an agreement and consent to multi-party representation, as presented in executive session, related to litigation with Kinder Morgan and others,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Walt Smith said.
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