A Texas Supreme Court ruling that changed Texans' beach access rights elicited critical words—like "folly" and "absurd"—from two Houston appellate justices in a ruling Thursday.

Acknowledging that the 2012 precedent forced their hand in the decision, the justices begrudgingly affirmed the dismissal of a large group of Surfside Beach homeowners' claims spanning from a 1998 hurricane that eroded the coastline so much that their properties became the public beach.

While affirming, First Court of Appeals Justices Evelyn Keyes and Gordon Goodman made sure to add their views.