82R23867 MDR-D
By: Wentworth S.C.R. No. 49
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Jacqueline A. Carrizales alleges that:
(1) in 1999, Mrs. Carrizales and her husband, Frank J.
Carrizales, moved into a rent house in San Antonio, Texas;
(2) the small neighborhood's water service was
provided by Austin Highway Water Supply Company;
(3) in January 2010, the San Antonio Water System
bought Austin Highway Water Supply Company;
(4) many times over the years the Carrizaleses'
drinking water was brown and undrinkable and the Carrizaleses were
told to boil the water;
(5) the Carrizaleses complained about the water
quality to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the
predecessor to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(6) Mr. Carrizales was a manual laborer and after work
would consume large quantities of water to rehydrate;
(7) Mrs. Carrizales did not drink water;
(8) in 2007, Mr. Carrizales began spitting up blood
and was told he had Helicobacter pylori bacteria and stomach
cancer;
(9) most of Mr. Carrizales's stomach was removed and
Mr. Carrizales's weight dropped from 200 pounds to 95 pounds;
(10) Mr. Carrizales died at the age of 47 with no prior
illnesses; and
(11) Mrs. Carrizales holds the San Antonio Water
System responsible for Mr. Carrizales's death because of the poor
quality of the drinking water; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That
Jacqueline A. Carrizales is granted permission to sue the San
Antonio Water System for wrongful death and survival causes of
action related to or arising from the allegations set forth in this
resolution, in the manner described for a suit against the state
under Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That if Jacqueline A. Carrizales is successful in
proving her allegations against the San Antonio Water System, Mrs.
Carrizales is entitled to an award of damages and reasonable
attorney's fees, prejudgment interest, and court costs authorized
by law; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the president of the San Antonio Water System
be served process.