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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Austin denies the city's motion to alter or amend judgment in the property owners' suit alleging breaches of contracts associated with redevelopment of a shopping center, along with the property owners' motion for attorney fees and costs. The city's contention that the property owners' agreement to sell to a third party did not constitute "valuable consideration" for the city's own agreement with the property owners because the third-party agreement preexisted the city's agreement fails, since there is no evidence in the record establishing that the property owners entered into any binding agreement to sell before signing their agreement with the city. The city's defense against the property owners' claims, however, was not without substantial justification, nor was its assertion of counterclaims.